The Camper Returns

This past weekend, my family met for our annual camping trip. All of my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins from my mom's side of the family were there, 25 in all. The only person missing was my brother. We did however have a non-related Shannon there.
Thoughts on the weekend:
My aunts and uncles might start hating me for teaching my cousins Cowboy, Ninja, Bear. Don't hate the player, hate the game.

Swimming amongst dead fresh water shrimp is not my idea of a good time.

Laying on the beach all day can be exhausting.

The town of Balzac never stops being funny.

JT has seen better days...

"What's that sonny? There's gold in dem there hills?"

Can We Say "Fugly"?

There are certain people in my life that I don't care too much how I look when I am around them. Maybe it is better to say I am not concerned. I should really know better; it always seems you run into the people you want to look good for when you look like a train wreck. The only saving grace is being oblivious to how crappy you look and realizing it later.

Pillow time Again

I am so sleepy I can barely keep my eyes open. It certainly does not help that I was working on database entry. Maybe eating some more and caffeine would help? Being sick at work sucks. I don't want to go home because I booked off Friday from work weeks ago for a family camping trip.

Ugh

Sorry for the lack of posting. I feel like I have been apologising a lot for that lately. I was gone last week and this week I've been sick. Less sick from something I caught and more allergies acting up.
I have a diet where I am supposed to eat certain foods in a four day rotation, making sure I have all the foods I'm allergic to at least once a week. Unfortunately I was at a family church camp last week where I have little control over the food that is available. This and the combination of stress has cause me to be sick by anything I eat. Good times when you have to choose between going hungry or being sick. To conclude, I am so the geek at the party.

I'll try to post more today.

News Articles I Found Interesting

I was away from the computer last week. This morning I was catching up on the news articles I missed.

From BBC News:
Stroke gives woman foreign accent

From The New York Times:
At Colleges, Women Are Leaving Men in the Dust
Old Media, Not New, Is World Cup Winner

Day 45 without Internet...

I might simply go insane. I still don't have Internet at my apartment. The modem was ordered over 3 weeks ago and it was supposed to be here 2 weeks ago. So answer your question, yes the only blogging I've done in the last month and a half has been at work.

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Strange Dream

Last night I had a dream that I was staying in a hotel suite with Ky and Amanda. Suddenly about 50 people I know came over just about the time we were going to check out and no one would leave. People upstairs were filling out forms for Canada Post. The room was completely silent becuase people had to concentrate so hard. I went downstairs and there was a bunch of guys watching a movie called 28 27 29 (not a real movie just a made up one in my dream). A lot of the movies weren't labeled so I got a marker and started guessing what movie it was. The guys got mad it me for that. I told you it was a strange dream. All though it is not as strange as dream I had about playing beach volleyball with my sister, parents and elderly grandmother.

I swear it is a different Janice

I was reading Ultratart this morning when this sentence caught my eye:
"But, you know, way to go, Janice: bringing hot naked dudes in underwear to the American public. It is about time. Bless you. You are doing God's work."

My honest response was "I didn't do that". Does it make me self-centred to not consider that there maybe other Janices in this world?

World Cup Sadness

I wanted Italy to win (mostly for the sake of my fantasy football team) but I feel so bad for Austraila's goalkeeper. He looks so sad because he knows with only seconds left in the game there is no way they can win.

From Greeks to Majorettes

Two events of note from this weekend:
1) Late Saturday night, I saw two teenage boys walking down the street in togas.
2) Yesterday some people from my church went to sing at a nursing home. After I finished reading a verse instead of shutting off the microphone, I pushed a button that produced a drum roll.

If you haven't already seen it, you need to check out
Wes Anderson's American Express Ad.
Simply brilliant but you may only find it funny if you have seen his movies.

Another Random Celebrity Trio

I like to imagine the kind of conversations Shirley MacLaine, Mischa Barton and Kevin Spacey. It scares me that Kevin Spacey seems to be the most normal of the bunch.

I'm not sure it can beat last year's Johaniven grouping.

corey^2

It was only a matter of time before it happened...Two Coreys Together Again.

Stanley Cup Fun

I was at a wedding this evening so I missed tonight's hockey game. I got home I was checking out NHL.com for the recap when a link caught my eye...Stanley Cup having lunch with Kurt Russell

That is Not Natural

Nothing says World Cup like a romance between a lion and a soccer ball.

Two hearts as one? Sweet berry princess! What is wrong with the Germans (host of the World Cup)?

Quick Questionaire

1. What is the best line ever from a song?
"But nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight -- Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight" - Bruce Cockburn "Lovers in a Dangerous Time"

A shoutout for my favourite of the moment:
"I really love your hairdo yeah/ I'm glad you like mine too/ See where lookin' pretty cool will get ya" - The Dandy Warhols "Bohemian like You"

2. From a movie?
"Never underestimate the predicatiblity of stupidity"
Sntach (2000)

3. What color underwear are you wearing right now?
white and pink

4. What book is currently on your night stand?
Euclid's Window by Leonard Mlodinow

5. Are you living up to your potential?
No, I am not.

6. Complete the following sentence: I can't wait to:
Go to sleep tonight. I have people coming over tonight so it was a mad dash to finish unpacking and clean last night. I went to bed late then had to get up early today.

7. Your major in college?
Secondary Math Education

8. Plans for this weekend?
Going back to Regina for a wedding. On Friday I will travel there and spend time with my brother in the evening. On Saturday morning, I will help with the bouquets/visit my sister. Saturday evening is the wedding. Sunday is the first Father's Day in about 6 years that I will be able to have dinner with my family.

Birthday Road Trip #1

I can't believe I have not had time to write about this until now, this happened nearly 3 weeks ago. Anyway, late news is better than no news.

I worked 13 hours on Saturday and was ready for a much needed break. Sunday was my friend's birthday and the plan was to go out to his dad's cabin for the day.

We all met at my friends house so we could car pool out to the cabin since it was about an hour away. When we were deciding who was going with who, I was told that I was going in the vehicle that had to pick up someone on our way out of town. A couple problems with that situation:
1) The driver was not told that he had to pick anyone up and I mentioned after we left.
2) No one knew how where this guy lived that we had to pick up.
3) When we phone the birthday boy for directions, they were wrong
4) When we called the guy we were picking up for directions once we realized we were lost, he gave us the wrong house number.
All of this resulted in us leaving the city over an hour later than we were supposed.

After for traveling for about an hour, we realized that we had missed a turn off. The only person who knew the way was reading and not paying attention.

We had a lot of fun traveling. Lots of "car dancing", Oiler flag waving and funny conversations. The driver even invented a new dance which I believe he calls "Feeding the Baby".

Am I the Only One Who Finds this Funny?

Yesterday I went to a meeting downtown and walked past an office belonging to "Chuck Morris". I pointed it out to my boss and he didn't get why it was funny. this man is an honest to goodness Walker, Texas Ranger fan and he didn't find it amusing that the guy was named Chuck Morris.

To celebrate the occasion, we need Walker, Texas Ranger Clips from Conan.

P.S. There was also a cubicle for a person named Pinky Heirs.

Quote of the Day

"That's good pancreas music."
DR. WILLIAM B. INABNET, a surgeon who plays the Red Hot Chili Peppers during operations.

All the kids are doing it

I decided when ever I get upset I'm going to yell "Sweet berry princess!" It works, trust me. You should try it.

Fashionably Pregnant

I knew there was a reason I was not married yet. God knows me so well. He knew I needed the assurance of fashionable maternity clothes before I could even consider it.
Showing? It's Time to Show Off

Is this thing on?

Sorry, I have not been able to log on forf two days.

Alright, alright, I'll update my blog

I know I have not updated in awhile but it is difficult when I do not have Internet access at home. The only time I have Internet access during the day is at work. (Shhhhh, don't tell my boss I'm blogging at work).

In other news, I rule at html. I could not figure out why all the text on my blog was suddenly centered. I thought it was the new program I use to post blogs. It turns out it was bad html in the Snatch quiz I posted. I didn’t even think to check it until last night.

So what has happened in my life since I last posted?

Things have really quieted down since the health conference is over. From the stand point of the attendees, board members and speakers, things went smoothly. From my stand point, not so smoothly. I had to deal with
- a stage that was two feet higher than it was supposed to be
- catering crew that never brought things out on time
- site coordinator that was not on-site
- set up crew who lost their schedule so missed a stage change
Really the worse thing that happened in the day is that some people had to wait a couple minutes for their lunch. Also we had to take an extra break due to the stage set up not being complete. I’m just glad it is done.

I mostly have been unpacking boxes and boxes and boxes at home. When I am not unpacking boxes I am either sleeping or at work. I am rather proud of myself that I sort through all of my school stuff last week (which is a monumental task). Last night I finished organizing my kitchen. Tonight I’ll be able to finish organizing my bedroom.

Lots more to catch up on later. Next up: Birthday road trips!

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Oilers heading to the Finals

On April 19, I predicted that the Edmonton Oilers would be the Canadian hockey team that would do the best in the Stanley Cup playoffs. So for all of you nay-sayers (***cough, cough, Derek***), I was right.

Unheralded Oilers Reach Cup Finals

A quick explanation to my reasoning (for sport and non-sport fans alike):
1) The Oilers do not depend on one or a couple high profile players. Their success comes from playing well as a team.
2) If Detroit (in top place in the league) couldn't stop them, no one could.
3) They had to work crazy hard to just make it to the playoffs. This work ethic carried into the playoffs.

I am a proud Montreal Canadiens fan so my analysis was not clouded by loyalty of any kind. I do admit I have been cheering for the Oilers so my prediction would be right. The coolest thing about this whole thing is that I found out that people I know have been talking about my prediction. These were people that I mentioned to in passing over a month ago. I really didn't think they were listening to me.

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Awesome Sandwich

I had roast chicken sandwich with cranberries and melted havarti. I rule.

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Road Trip complete with 13 year olds

This past weekend I drove 3 13 year olds to a church camp in Saskatchewan and back again. The trip there was pretty good with the exception of the girl who would loudly proclaim "I'm bored" the second a conversation ended. the trip home was a different story...
I thought we were doing pretty good for time. We left the camp about 2 hours earlier than I had told the parents we would. There was a huge line of traffic right before the bridge to get to the highway. As we waited about 9 cops cars past us. We figured it was a really bad accident up ahead.
After about a half hour, a police officer directed us to drive on the shoulder to pass. As we approached the bridge we saw that protesters had blocked the road. Later I heard that other people had to wait more than an hour to get past.
My biggest mistake of the trip was letting the boys have two ice cappuccinos. Apparently 13 year olds who are barely 5 feet should not have that much caffeine. Being a teacher, I should have known better.

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Trumpet Blast from the Past

Yesterday, on my way home from work, I was behind 3 buses from Saskatchewan. I thought that was pretty cool. Then I realized that there were high school band and choir students on the buses from my old high school! Bizarre. Every year the band and choir take a trip and leave the Wednesday before the Victoria Day Weekend and return on Saturday night.
Note: For those who do not know me, I live 8 hours away from my hometown. This is why it is so surprising to see buses from my high school.

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Feelin Hot, Hot, Hot

I know I have not updated in awhile but I don't have Internet at home yet.
The last couple days it has been so busy at work, I've only been able to dedicate about a couple hours a night to unpack. I almost have the kitchen unpacked but for the rest of the rooms I still have a long way to go.
This afternoon I had a meeting downtown. The fellow employee I went to the meeting with decided to stay and visit a friend who works downtown. It is 28C right now. I walked to the train from the office building (less than 10 minutes), waited outside for the train to arrive (about 5 minutes), rode the non-air conditioned train (about 20 minutes) and walked back to the office (about 15 minutes). I get all the way back to the office and I realize that my fellow employee has my keys and no one in the office. I am locked outside in hot weather and I had run out of water while I was walking downtown. I won't tell you how but I broke into the building.

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Busy as a Bee Janny

I was relatively productive today but unfortunately little had to do with my job. Found out a bunch of information about everything that I have to change over because I moved to a new province. I found the first things I needed to do was get a phone number and a driver's licence.

It was quite a long process to get my licence. After filling in all of my information the lady had to test my eyes. After testing my eyes, the lady discovered I should have a restriction on my licence saying that I should always wear glasses to drive. So we had to fill the forms out all over again. As I sat and waited for her to process the paperwork it occurred to me "Maybe I should have brushed my hair before I came here." I will never complain my previous photo ID again. I was in such a rush to get my errands done before work it did not occur to me to look halfway decent because I was going to get my picture taken.

The first picture the guy took of me, my eyes were closed and I was in the middle of saying something. It was so bad the guy was doubled over with laughter. He noted that he needs to start a wall of bad licence photos. Wow, every woman's dream is to have a man laugh at how horrible she looks in a picture. The second picture was better but still fit to burn. Nothing I can do about it. I wish my purse never was stolen years ago. I was keeping my old university ID picture because I looked super hot in it. I always wished they could just take and use that picture.

Funny thing over heard while I was filling out my forms at 2:30 pm:
Employee 1 (as she was leaving): See ya
Employee 2: Wouldn't want to be ya
Employee 1: What?
Employee 2: Haven't you ever heard that saying before?
Employee 1: No [awkward silence and then with hesitation] Well I hope you have a good sleep.

(Funny side note: The first time I typed the title I accidentally had "Busty as a Bee Janny". that of course is an entirely different topic.)

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Amanda's Dad's boyfriend quits band

Sum 41 guitarist quits band to focus on new project: reports

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Things are Looking Up

This morning I woke up and my headache was gone. What a relief!

There were two notable ads in the paper for basement suites that appealed to me. The first one is walking distance from work and the C-Train (which I often take to get to meetings downtown). I spoke with the owner on the phone and he was so sweet. Just from our conversation he told me I sounded like the kind of person he wanted as a tenant. This was a positive sign. The place even has a dishwasher. I gave my number and he was going to contact the current tenant to figure out a time the suite could be viewed and call me back.

The second place is in a very nice neighbourhood. I could barely understand the man due to a thick French accent. He didn't tell me much about the place. The suite is a little farther away but I could still walk to work. He told me to come over at 7:30 PM to look at the place.

It was getting to be later in the afternoon and I still had not heard back from the first man. I was getting antsy. I did not want to miss this opportunity. I waited until after 5 PM and then called back. I left a message. He called me back a couple minutes later and the only time they had available was 7:30! I decided I was just not going to go to the other place.

I arrived at the apartment and the owners were so nice. The place was in excellent condition but so small. When I was there I thought I could fit all of my stuff in there. I traveled home a pit in my stomach started to grow. What was I going to do with all of my teaching stuff? I don't have a classroom yet. What do I do with it in the meantime?

I had not even see the other place and I had missed my other appointment. I wasn't at the first place for very long so I thought I could arrive late to the other place. I looked at the map and the street it was on was in about 4 parts. I could not figure out what part it was on so I went home.

I told my cousin about how small the suite is. She encouraged me to keep on looking. I told her I skipped out on my other appointment. She encourage me to call them back and see if I could still come. I called and sure enough they said it was ok. I was really hoping that it would not count against me.

The place is so cute and it is ready to move into now! The living room and kitchen have laminate flooring. All the walls have ledges to put pictures or knickknacks on. It was bigger than most of the places I had looked at recently. I asked if I could fill out an application. They didn't want me to fill out an application, they want to talk with me. We visited for about 20 minutes. I left with a very good feeling about the apartment and the owners.

Later that evening, the owners of the second place called to tell me that I could have the place if I was still interested. I went over this evening and filled out the papers, gave my damage deposit and got a key. My cousin and some friends came over with me to check out the place. They were planning how I was supposed to arrange my furniture.

Originally the movers were supposed to bring my stuff to Calgary this weekend. I had to call them back to tell them about my change of plans. I'll call them tomorrow to see if I can still get it sent this weekend.

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The Headache that would NEVER End

Last Thursday evening I started to get a bad headache. I was supposed to work but I was too ill. It continued into Friday and I only worked a couple hours. I was feeling better by Friday evening. I was fine on Saturday but then I had another headache on Sunday evening. I have had this headache ever since.

The medical term for what I have is migraine with aura. Apparently the numbness in my fingertips and pain on one side of my face is not unusual. I was just a little freaked out since I have different symptoms than in the past. What used to work in the past has not been working now. At best, my headache gets better but is never gone.

I have not worked much this past week. I try to work but it is useless. The lights are too bright, every noise is too loud, etc. It is generally agonizing to be anywhere but in my room with the lights off.

In unrelated disappointing news, I was at work this evening when a friend who lives over seas came online. He was only able to chat for a minute. He was on long enough to say hi and say he had to go.

I need something good to happen in my life.

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What Age Do You Act?

You Are 13 Years Old

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

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Please Forgive the Mess... I Just Moved In

I'm still getting used to Blogger so there will be many changes in the coming weeks. I want to edit the template and organize the links.

Welcome to the Dark Side

I have given into to peer pressure.  I will be posting to a new blog http://jannymarie.blogspot.com in addition to http://www.angelfire.com/sk3/janny/blog

I got this new program that allows me to post to multiple blogs.

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Homeless

I looked at two apartments yesterday. One place was great and the other a disaster. Later in the day I got a call that the first place was taken. The management company told me that my application was not rejected, rather it came down to the other guy called about the place first.
I was so stressed out I got another headache. This is 4 out of 5 days having a headache. This one is one is making me feel nauseated.

Rental Dysfunction

Words really cannot describe how upset I am right now. This morning I got the key for my new place. This evening I was told that the rent agreement had to be changed. Now the amount we agreed on before would only be temporary until some needed improvements are made. After that time the rent would be way more than I could afford by myself. The movers are scheduled to come in a week. There is no way I can move to this place by myself, there is no guarantee that I will find a roommate. I feel so betrayed, these people are supposed to be my friends. I already had a stressful enough week ahead of me because of work now I have this to deal with.

Alternative Management Theories

Do you work in an office? Do you have a boss? Do you have a sense of humour? Check out Addressing Complaints from the people who brought you Demotivators.

Idle Hands are Sloan's Playground

The boys from Sloan were goofing around on a day off last summer and this video was the result:
The Search for Jay

The Ultimate Internet Mind Virus

One of my greatest pet peeves in life is what is referred to as mind viruses.
"These messages all have one thing in common: they contain compelling messages, or memes, that grab our attention and persuade us to pass them on. These memes play on our fear of loss, or embarrassment, or appeal to us with promises of sex or money or good luck. Some of messages make us feel good about ourselves because we believe that by passing on a plea for help or signing a petition, we're doing a good deed."

Here is what you can send to people if they send you one of these forwards:

The Ultimate Internet Mind Virus
I know this guy whose neighbor, a young man, was home recovering from having been served a rat in his bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken. So anyway, one day he went to sleep and when he awoke he was in his bathtub and it was full of ice and he was sore all over. When he got out of the tub he realized that HIS KIDNEY HAD BEEN STOLEN and he saw a note on his mirror that said "Call 911!" but he was afraid to use his phone because it was connected to his computer, and there was a virus on his computer that would destroy his hard drive if he opened an email entitled "Join the crew!"

He knew it wasn't a hoax because he himself was a computer programmer who was working on software to save us from Armageddon when the year 2000 rolls around. His program will prevent a global disaster in which all the computers get together and distribute the $600 Nieman-Marcus cookie recipe under the leadership of Bill Gates (It's true--I read it all last week in a mass email from BILL GATES HIMSELF, who was also promising me a free Disneyworld Vacation and $5,000 if I would forward the email to everyone I know).

The poor man then tried to call 911 from a pay phone to report his missing kidney, but reaching into the coin-return slot he got jabbed with an HIV-infected needle around which was wrapped a note that said "Welcome to the world of AIDS."

Luckily he was only a few blocks from the hospital--the very one where that little boy who is dying of cancer is, the one whose last wish is for everyone in the world to send him an email and the American Cancer Society has agreed to pay him a nickel for every email he receives. I sent him two emails and one of them was a bunch of X's and O's in the shape of an angel (if you get it and forward it to twenty people you will have good luck but ten people only will give you OK luck and if you send it to less than ten people you will have bad luck FOR SEVEN YEARS!)

So anyway the poor guy tried to drive himself to the hospital, but on the way he noticed another car driving along without its lights on. To be helpful, he flashed his lights and was promptly shot as part of a gang initiation.

And it's a little-known fact that the Y1K problem caused the Dark Ages.

(author unknown)

Stories from the week

I am so proud of myself. This week I went out for sushi with friends and I did not feel like a fraud. I can use chopsticks well enough that I had no problems at all. Yeah me! I ate so much. It was all you can eat and for the price you better believe I was going to eat all I could.

I've had a headache since yesterday before supper. I was at a conference all day yesterday and it started right after it finished. I have been pretty useless. I only worked about half a day. The headache is not gone but at least it has improved to the point I can be functional.

Moving Blues

I made the arrangements to have my stuff moved out of storage. Reality is setting in about how expensive it is to live in Calgary. I feel on the verge of being physically ill just thinking about it. I am 28 years old and am in a situation where I can do nothing about saving or investing in the future. It really sucks. I feel immature beyond my years. How is it that I felt more like a grown up 4 years ago?

I don't feel like going to sleep. It is almost like I am rebelling against responsibility.

NHL Darkhorse

So far my darkhorse prediction about the Edmonton Oilers is coming true. Last night Edmonton advanced to the semi-finals and they were playing the top team in the league.

Music Shuffle Meme

This is very similar to a game Krissie and I would play on road trips. Some times it works and some times it doesn't.


Put your music player on shuffle. Press forward for each question. Use the song title as the answer to the question. Post on your blog. Comment back if you post it on your site.

Will I get far in life?
Blue Spanish Sky – Chris Isaak

How do my friends see me?
Think for Yourself – George Harrison

Where will I get married?
Solid - The Dandy Warhols

What is my best friend’s theme song?
I Am Sound – The Dandy Warhols

What is the story of my life?
Breathe and Stop – Q-Tip (Funny if you don’t know the song; troubling if you do)

What was high school like?
All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down – The Mavericks

How can I get ahead in life?
Revolution 1 – The Beatles

What is the best thing about me?
Hypnotize the Moon – Clay Walker

How is today going to be?
The Native Eye – Xavier Rudd

What is in store for this weekend?
Murder on Music Row – Alan Jackson & George Strait

What song describes my parents?
Star – David Bowie

My grandparents?
Radar Love – Golden Earring

How is my life going?
Leech - Incubus

What song will they play at my funeral?
Another Girl – The Beatles

How does the world see me?
Side of the Road - Beck

Will I have a happy life?
When I Fall in love – Nat King Cole

What do my friends really think of me?
More than You Deserve – Brian Sklar and the Tex Pistols

Do people secretly lust after me?
Left of Centre - Sloan

How can I make myself happy?
No Milk Today – Herman’s Hermit (Apparently, it knows I have milk allergies)

What should I do with my life?
Focus on Sight – Thievery Corporation

Will I ever have children?
Lullaby – Ben Folds Five

What is some good advice?
Skin Deep – The Stranglers

What is my signature dancing song?
King of New York – Newies (I knew it! Hope you're jealous Mary)

What do I think my current theme song is?
The Wedding Present – Interstate 5

What does everyone else think my current theme song is?
Big Indian – The Dandy Warhols

What type of men/women do I like?
How Deep is the Ocean? – Billy Holiday

Almost Not a Nomad

It is official, I have found a place to live. I have known about it for awhile but it was not finalized until today. I will be living in a basement suite. I know the couple who just bought a house and they asked if I would like to board with them. They take possession on Wednesday. I found out today I can move in at anytime. Tomorrow I will call the moving company to set up a time for them to move my stuff out of storage.

In other Janny news:
I think I'm coming down with a cold. I'm tired, achy and my throat hurts. I'm trying to take it easy this evening.
The Habs are breaking my heart. I think I am only capable of loving teams that get you hopes up then rips out your heart and stomps on it.
I have been reviewing old episodes of Veronica Mars for two purposes. First, I am writing down where the commercials are so I can put chapter breaks when I record them to DVD. Second, I am looking for clues that I might have missed before the season finale.

Bargain Birthday

Every birthday and Christmas I buy myself a present. In the last little while it has been a pretty cheap present but I always get myself something. This year I decided I want to get myself a Montreal Canadiens shirt. I've had a bunny hug forever. I had some t-shirts a long time ago but they have long since worn out.
I checked online which shirt I wanted to get but they charge a ton for shipping and the shirt was already $35. Today I checked a local sports store (according to their website they don't even have it). Not only did they have it in my size but it was on sale for $10! It completely made my day.

One year older...

... and all I have to show for it is a car that smells like newly printed brochures that sat in the sun all day. You wouldn't think it but that smell really lingers.

"Michael, a magician never reveals - I sunk it! At least I think I sunk it. I mean, I blew it up and I don't see it anywhere. "

Copperfield Works Magic on Bad Guys
So apparently, David Copperfield faked out some robbers with an illusion making them think he had no money. He then made Statue of Liberty disappear. It was all in a days work.

Young People's Hints For Life

1. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel.

2. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go.

3. The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

4. It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.

5. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone but-it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

6. Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.

7. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you wan to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

8. Always put yourself in the other's shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.

9. A careless word may kindle strife; a cruel word may wreck a life; an untimely word may level stress; a loving word may heal and bless.

10. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything, they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

11. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with a tear. When you were born, you were crying, and, everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one smiling and everyone around you is crying.

Conan O' Brien: Walker Texas Ranger Clips

Conan O' Brien: Walker Texas Ranger Clips

Fun with Sitemeter

One person found my blog by searching "neil patrick harris shirtless" and another with "random facts of vietnam". Good luck finding those shirtless pictures, as Craiggers once rightly described him as having a Bowflex body.

I never want to work on that stupid brochure again

It took me 7 hours to redo the brochure. The files were now too big to email. I had to burn them to CD and drive them to the print shop during rush hour traffic.

After I dropped the CD off I was in a significantly better mood. I was rocking out in my car to Bohemian Like You by the Dandy Warhols (yes, I was listening to the awesome mix CD "If I can't dance, I don't want your revolution".) I drove back to work and watched my Habs win again.

I'm really starting to hate this brochure

I feel like I have had the wind knocked out of me and I am ready to cry. When I got to work there was a message from the printer that the brochure had further changes that needed to be made. The main problem is that not that I don't know how to make the changes but the program I have been using can't make the changes. I do have a program on my own personal computer that can make the necessary changes but that requires me to start a new brochure from scratch. I'd love the luxury of time to break down and cry.

Welcome to Janntopia

I decided that my bedroom is officially part of Saskatchewan. It is nice to be home.

Small Town Wedding

I went to my cousin's wedding in small town this weekend. For me, this wedding will be known as the time my plate slipped, flipped over and dumped the entire contents into the serving tray of mashed potatoes.

After the wedding, a bunch of people went over to a relatives house and played games (including several rounds of Mafia). We had a pretty good time.

Last night I had the craziest dream. Since we had playing games for the whole evening, I dreamed some one taught us this game where every starts with play money and we need it to complete certain tasks for the game. One of the tasks was time travel. There were two ways we could time travel: sit around the kitchen table or wear fanny packs. I told people about it at breakfast this morning. The guys had not arrived yet and the moment they walked in my cousin yelled, "Janice had a dream about fanny packs last night." She didn't even give them a chance to say hello.

Cowboy, Ninja, Bear: a variation on Rock, Paper, Scissors

It's the game that is sweeping the nation. I thought my brother invented but apparently not.
The Cowboy shoots the bear, the Ninja sneaks up on the Cowboy, but the Bear is too big for the Ninja so Bear beats Ninja.


An interesting point was brought up at the wedding reception yesterday, Chuck Norris has played a ninja and a cowboy. Of course the bear would not have a chance against Chuck Norrii* so really the game would be Chuck Norris, Chuck Norris. The world might end as we know it if Chuck Norris fought Chuck Norris so that game would be pointless.


*Obvious pluralization

All Janny, All The Time.

Inspired by Bron's slogans. I decided to try my own.

"Give That Man A Janny." (I've been saying that for years.)

"Yo Quiero Janny."

"All You Need is a Janny and a Dream."

Oppsy

I put my water bottle in the dish washer as I have many times before. The lid fell to the bottom and melted all over the heating element. Now everytime we run the dish washer the whole smells of melting candle wax.

Home Run Record Broken

Julio Franco broke the record for oldest player to hit a home run in a MLB game. The record has stood unbroken for 76 years. Neat story but the author is a bit of a jerk for making fun of Franco's age. Let's see Ben Spiegel hit the ball out of the park at age 47.
Becoming Oldest to Homer, Franco Rallies the Mets from the NY Times Sports section.

Fun with Desktop Publishing

I created a brochure for an upcoming conference. I finally submitted it to the printers yesterday. This morning the lady got back to me and I had to make the following changes:
* put my 8.5x14 brochure on 11x17 paper so they can cut it down to size
*make the border 1/4" all around so the colour goes all the way to the edge.
* add crop marks
* change the colours from RBG to Pantone
* change the document to spot colour

What as ordeal! I thought I was going take me a half hour and it ended up taking me nearly 6 hours. I won't bore you with the full details but first MS Publisher and Photoshop were not playing nice. I finally had to edit my image in Publisher so it would should the correct colour. After I changed the colours suddenly the crop marks would not show up so I had calculate where they should go and physically draw them in. There was also some wacky things going on with the postscript printer. Manually putting in the crop marks made it so I could avoid it entirely. At least with all my struggles it will save a lot time with the poster that will be submitted hopefully tomorrow.

You've got to be kidding me

Fake Breast Doc Busted from The Smoking Gun
Apparently a man in his 70s went door to door with a black bag offering free breast exams. Two women fell for it. Huh? I feel slightly conflicted. I know I should feel sorry for these women. I'm sure they feel horrible but seriously, who falls for that?

Playoff Blues (and Reds)

The Montreal Canadiens are playing the Carolina Hurricanes in the quarterfinals. They have lost every time they played Carolina this season. That's no good. I'm trying to be thankful they made it into the playoffs.

My 2006 NHL Stanley Cup dark horse prediction: Edmonton Oilers. You heard it here first. I bet they will be the Canadian team that will do the best. I won't bore you with the reasoning. (I realize that most people who read this blog are not sports fans).

Reservoir Dogs - A Movie Parody in Bun-o-vision

Reservoir Dogs in 30 seconds, re-enacted by bunnies (Unbleeped version, viewer discretion advised).

Reservoir Dogs in 30 seconds, re-enacted by bunnies.(Bleeped version. With homemade bleeps! Nonetheless, viewer discretion advised.)

Giggle of the day

19 April 2006 18:53 MDT | Posted by janny


Talk about the Luxury! courtesy of the Manolo.

The blogger returnth....

It has been a week since I last posted? I could not believe it. I lost count of the days I have been so busy with work.

Work is super busy but I find the work interesting. I have been creating a brochure, poster and website for an upcoming health conference. I like doing that kind of thing and I am good at it. Unfortunately, I have been the only one in the office for the last week or so little gotten done beyond the health project.

It is getting late, I'll have to post more tomorrow.

Procrastination Drives Me To Meme-ing

Continue what Maryanne and Bron started:

1) Who is the last person you high-fived? Mike L, he and his girlfriend were in town visiting his sister. They met us for lunch after church today.

2) If you were drafted into a war, would you survive? Probably not. I'd like to say that I'd rather die than kill another human being but I really don't know unless I was in the situation.

3) Do you sleep with the TV on? I used to when I lived by myself. On weekends I would watch TV until I was tired then slept on my futon.

4) Have you ever drunk milk straight out of the carton? Yes but only to finish it off. Or if it was those individual cartons.

5) Have you ever won a spelling bee? No, in grade 5 I spelled independent i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-a-n-t. I knew all the other words the other people had.

6) Have you ever been stung by a bee? Yes, I was in kindergarten and my cubic was having a picnic at Candy Cane Park in Regina. I was spinning around on the log roll and bee stung me on the palm of my hand. I didn't even know it was there until it stung me. Auntie Vicki knew what to do and made it better.

7) How fast can you type? Not as fast as I wish I could. I have surprisingly bad habits for a former keyboarding teacher. I only took a trimester of typing in school.

8) Are you afraid of the dark? No. I had a bedroom in the basement of my parents house on and off from about age 10. I would have moved down there sooner but we had boarders until I was about that age.

9) What color are your eyes? brown

10) Have you ever made out at a drive-in? I've never been to a drive-in.

11) When is the last time you chose a bath over a shower? I never choose a bath over a shower because I never bathe in the bathtub. I'll soak in the bathtub but shower after.

12) Do you knock on wood? nope

13) Do you floss daily? most days

14) Poor, poor missing question #14.

15) Can you hula hoop? yeah but not as good as I used to be able to. I'm out of practice.

16) Are you good at keeping secrets? For the most part. You would not believe some of the stuff people have confided in me but of course you'll never know because I'll never tell.

17) What do you want for Christmas? 3rd season of Corner Gas

18) Do you know the Muffin Man? I wouldn't bother. I heard it was a terrible movie.

19) Do you talk in your sleep? On occasion I have. One time I was visiting Ky

20) Who wrote the book of love? The Apostle Paul

21) Have you ever flown a kite? Forever ago.

22) Do you wish on your fallen lashes? Nope

23) Do you consider yourself successfully? nope, it is hard to be successful when you are lacking direction or goals.

24) How many people are on your contact list of your cell? about 25

25) Have you ever asked for a pony? That is silly. I lived in the city, where would we put it?

26) Plans for tomorrow? Work on a web page for work

27) Can you juggle? no

28) Missing someone now? Mostly my sister and brother. The other people I take comfort in knowing I will see them next weekend.

29) When was the last time you told someone I Love You? Yesterday to my mom and dad

30) And truly meant it? Of course. I know words have a power effect. I would never tell someone I loved them and didn't mean it.

31) How often do you drink? alcohol, never. water too many times to count in a day.

32) How are you feeling today? strange mix of buzzy, sleepy and annoyance.

33) What do you say too much? "like" but I'm sure there are other things too.

34) Have you ever been suspended or expelled from school? No. I started fight in grade 8 but I was a good student who had enough of a bully. I thought I was going to get suspended.

35) What are you looking forward to? Seeing friends and family next weekend.

36) Have you ever crawled through a window? I'm sure I have crawled out of a house window but don't remember when or why. Definitely through a car window. One night me and some friends decided we were going to be like "The Dukes of Hazzard". Sliding over the hood of the car didn't work out so great.

37) Have you ever eaten dog food? no

38) Can you handle the truth? I'd much rather live with the pain of the truth than be blissfully unaware.

39) Do you like green eggs and ham? I try to stay away from suspect food.

40) Any cool scars? On my left hand from making spears at church camp. A boy was telling a funny story and I wasn't paying attention to my knife. It hit a knot, slipped and cut my hand. I don't think I have even bleed so much in my life.

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Everything is Coming Up Ky

7 April 2006 01:11 MDT | Posted by janny

The new upcoming fashion trend for men is full beards:
Paul Bunyan, Modern-Day Sex Symbol

This Mannitech situation has become a little more intriguing. This evening my employer was was telling me that a vocal supporter of Mannitech is a Dr. Nugent. I asked what the good doctor's first name was but he did not know. Perhaps his name is Ted? That would explain a lot.

Strange Conversations with Cousins

This story deserved to be on it's own.

My cousin Saryn and I work for the same person. Last night he was telling us about company called Mannitech. This is the conversation that transpired after he left:

Janice: I'm pretty sure Mannitech was an evil corporation on the show Dark Angel. They sound like the make manatees.
Saryn: Manatees can only make manatees.
Janice: But they make evil, robotic manatees.
Saryn: That would explain why manatees are nearly extinct.

This was the point were our other cousin's boyfriend walked into our conversation. He now feels sorry for her that she has to live with us.

I was telling Ky today and she told me:
"But the funny thing is, my reaction to that name was 'Wow. I bet they make robotic mannequins'".

Poll:
What would be scarier robotic manatees or robotic mannequins?

Howdy Stranger

I realize it has been awhile since I have updated anything that was going on in my life. I frankly didn't want to think about it long enough to write about it. All you have to know this past week was filled with many angry words and tears. I really hope something good will come out of all the turmoil but I have a hard time seeing it right now.

Tonight I was feeling at work a little like I was being ask to part the Red Sea -- no matter how much you try, without Divine intervention it ain't happening. To make a long boring story short on a meeting on Monday I was asked to get payment receiving options set up by the end of next month. I found out that we will probably will not be eligible and even if we are accepted it is very unlikely it will be done in time.

On the computer front at work, I still hate them. I'm ready to take them to a field with my co-workers and destroy them with a baseball bat. Then go back to my lame apartment with thin walls and dance awkwardly to profane rap music.

Normally I don't post jokes on my blog but this one is pretty good. Let me know what you think of it.
The Best Blonde Joke Ever

Spin Magazine Review of Chinese Democracy

I am not a fan of Guns N Roses but I am a fan of Chuck Klosterman. He wrote a review of GNR's Chinese Democracy for Spin. It is a good read.

You know you've had a bad week when...

you accidentally snorted paprika up your nose, twice.

Saturday Night's All Right for Fightin'

Fighting has a bit of a theme of my life.

I've mostly been dealing with the fall-out from Saturday's games night the last couple days. There are definitely strained relations right now. It did not help that I did not respond in the most mature fashion.

I've also been struggling with the computers at work. Network cards on two separate computer within 24 hours decided to stop working. We have acquired to two new computers in the last couple weeks. I have been having a difficult time importing the emails onto the new computer.

My allure to computer geeks and computer geeks alone continues. Yesterday, I had to go to a computer store in Calgary that carries specialize and hard to find items. It was highly exciting for the sales associate that a girl was
1) in the store
2) talking to him
3) knew what an USB to IDE converter was
4) purchasing an USB to IDE converter
The last two are signs of above average computer knowledge. He literally was dancing at the till.

I know it is unfair to say I only attract computer geeks, I also attract overweight security guards with the handlebar mustaches.

These kids are my personal heroes.

"Yale students, posing as members of the 'Harvard Pep Squad', managed to trick Harvard fans into holding up flip-cards reading 'WE SUCK' at the Harvard-Yale football game."

The Harvard Sucks Prank

Support the Status Quo

When Games Go Bad

I got my feelings hurt a little bit this evening.

Some friends who just moved out of town invited some people over for supper and games. We visited for most of the evening but later decided to play Cranium. My teammate had never played before and was having a hard time getting any right answers. She was so nervous she was shaking. I really did not care if I won or not. I just wanted my teammate not to get so down on herself. The situation was not helped by a pair of boys (they certainly were lacking the mature for me to call them men) who got upset with us several times and was even at times very rude. We were not winning, we were not even ahead of them so I have no idea why we were the target of their spurn.

My encouragements seemed to help because she eventually relaxed a bit and started to do better. We came from behind and eventually won which made how we were treated even worse. Some people can be such jerks. Poor winners and poor losers. The purpose of the evening was to visit and have fun. Instead, for me, it ended on a bad note so that will be my memory of the evening. I tried not to start crying on the trip home. I admit I'd rather win than lose. Much rather than winning I would rather play with good sports. Considering how your words and actions will/ might effect others around you is a sign of real maturity.

What I Have Been Saying All Along....

My Troubles Come in Legions

What an evening I had and it all began with trying to print.

For the evening, my boss wanted to sort through some old books and binders to put into storage tomorrow. All I had to do was print off some research I had done this afternoon before I could help. The printer was not working so I had to fix it before I could print. I had to put a CD into the server to reinstall the printer but the CD drive would not shut all the way. It would not open again. CD drives have a a small hole so you can manually open them. I used a paper clip but it was still stuck. I tried again and pushed a little harder, bent the paper clip and it got stuck. I had to open up the server to remove the CD and the paper clip. So it took me approximately 3 hours to print off 5 pages. The CD drive is toast now.

The Summary Song:
I had to fix the printer to print the pages.
I had to reinstall the printer to fix the printer to print the pages.
I had to remove the CD from the drive to reinstall the printer to fix the printer to print the pages.
I had remove the paper clip to remove the CD from the drive to reinstall the printer to fix the printer to print the pages.
I had to take the server apart to remove the paper clip to remove the CD from the drive to reinstall the printer to fix the printer to print the pages.
There's a hole, there's hole, there's a hole at the bottom of the sea.

Lowered Expectations

Note: This is a blog I wrote a week ago and it was saved on my computer. We finally got the new wireless router on Tuesday evening so I can post it now. Updates are italicized.

Here I sit, with a hot water bottle to my hip. Fun times. When will this end.

My hip is doing much better but is still badly bruised.
I usually does not hurt during the day but I still can’t sleep on that side.

I just finished watching the most recent episode of Veronica Mars. I was expecting big things – there hasn’t been an episode in 6 weeks and the there was buzz this was supposed to be a real turning point in the season. I don’t know if it was the anticipation caused me to have unrealistic expectations but I was expecting more.
This week’s episode more than compensated for last weeks. There was a mini-cliffhanger at the end so I cannot wait until the next one. I found out today that there will be all new shows until the end of the season.

My battle with electronics continued today.
I had to hook up the printer physically to the server (it had previously had been hooked up wirelessly). I have been having all sort of problems ever since. The computers keep on losing the printer settings. It is very unusual.
I have been so busy I have not had the time to make the printer wireless again.

The desktop computer that I normally work on spontaneously shut off twice today. It has happened at least once a day this past week. Every time it happens, Windows gives a different reason for the “serious error”. I got so frustrated today I gave up and hooked up my own laptop to the network and continued working.
I haven’t had the problem of it spontaneously restarting but there are lots of problems with MS Office. The problems can be fixed by program updates but the Office CD I need is missing. So it is a great source of frustration. After threatening the computer that I would kick it in the groin if it had one, my cousin told me that I should write a book of all my sayings.

I have to apologize for the lack of silliness lately. Employed Janny is apparently a very dull girl.
Unfortunately I'm still pretty dull. However I did almost making myself sick eating ice cream sandwiches. I’m pretty sure dull people don’t gore themselves on ice cream sandwiches. Maybe I’m not.

"You can't always get what you want"

One step further:

Janice wants to know about her Abramovitz roots in Canada.

All of a sudden Janice wants to say something that will make Cora happy

Tony says that she has the drive though, and Janice wants to see an Asian woman win this competition.

JANICE wants a live-in or live-out Nanny job

In her teaching, Janice wants to expand these images to include those from works of other Saskatchewan and Canadian writers.

Janice wants a beagle for our next dog, but she is still insisting about waiting a couple of years.

Curious and outgoing, Janice wants a home with tons of fun!

Boroff is at her heels, but Janice wants nothing to do with him - until Canfield convinces her that he is the key to publicity for her new movie.

Janice wants to get married and finds the best way to get them is to go to funerals.

Her shot looks great, but Janice wants more neck.

Janice Wants a Gangster!

Janice wants to take home economics.

Janice wants to have fabric left over when she is done with a quilt.

Janice wants to get back to the Atlanta and find out who set her up for the massacre on Tros.

Janice wants to buy 7 cups of lemonade from the lemonade stand for her friends.

Janice wants to expand [the] Farmer’s Market, perhaps do something with soils.

Janice wants to have a Pasta Dinner for the parishioners.

"But if you try sometimes you might find/ You get what you need"

I was inspired by Shannon and Bron.

I agree that Janice needs a man in her life, but would prefer it if he was a decent but down-to-earth bloke who would help her get her life back on track.

I think Janice needs Jesus because her therapy sessions are not working,

Janice needs to create a new product page.

Janice needs to go to toilet. Like, urgently!

Janice needs your help getting her modeling agency up and running

Janice needs a reality check!!!

Janice needs some professional mental help.

Janice needs resources on how to help her teachers and students manage anger so they can focus on their studies and improve their scores.

Janice needs to move on mentally and figure out a reasonable course of action. ... Janice needs to take a look at the big picture, consider all of her options

Janice needs to let Christopher know what is acceptable and what is not.

Janice needs articles written and ready for press from anyone who has information for the members.

Janice needs an extra day’s holiday.

Janice needs to have her mouth botoxed shut.

Janice needs to be resuscitated or stitched back together at some point .

Janice needs to sit her old butt down.

Don't get me wrong, Janice needs to be prodded every now and then, Lord knows it all goes to her head.

Janice needs to get cats out of trouble.

Janice needs loo roll so Helen passes it to Janice but it rolls too fast and ends up in Andrea's cubicle.

I think Jess thinks Janice needs help just like the whales need help.

If Janice needs to add 10 gm of cinnamon to each pie, how many gms of cinnamon does she need to buy?

WWMD?

I went shopping with my cousins today and I bought the cutest shoes ever! They are chocolate brown satin ballerina slippers with a ribbon that ties around your ankle and a wedge heel. They look super-fantastic with jeans, dress pants or a smart skirt. The purpose of our trip was to find shoes and jewelery for my one cousin who is getting married next month. Her wedding shoes are the same as mine except in off white. My other cousin tried a pair on in Disney-princess-blue but did not buy them (poor university student). We had a pretty fun time.

10 points for anyone who guess what my title means.
50 points for anyone who guesses what happened to my cousin today. Hint: it is something she has never done before but she wanted to do it in preparation for her wedding.

Everyone's Different, No Two People Are Not on Fire

In my constant quest for procrastination, I was showing my cousin this classic Homestarrunner when we should of been working:
Strong Bad Kid's Book

Ouches

Yesterday, while leaving the doctor's office. I feel on ice. There is a narrow sidewalk covered by snow and ice so I was walking on the road. A car was coming towards me so I steps onto the sidewalk. I took a couple steps, slipped and tried to brace myself on the short wall beside me. I scraped and bruised the side of my hand on said wall, slipped further and hit my hip on the wall. After I hit my hip I banged my knee on the sidewalk. I was pretty shaken up. This old man came up to me and was asking where he was allowed to park. It was a confusing exchange even for someone who was not wiping the mud off their bloodied hand. He saw me fall and then walked over to me. I thought he was going to ask me if I was alright.

Now there is a dark purple bruise on my hip. I do not bruise easily so for there to be any sort of mark tells you how much it hurts. I was throbbing in pain this afternoon and had to take some pain killers. They did not help much.

I hate technology but not as much as you, you see

I am currently writing from my work computer. There has been many technical difficulties the last couple days. To summarize:

• the wireless router lost all reason to live yesterday. It is currently in a coma.


• My work computer has spontaneously restarted twice in a 24 hours period.


• My cousin's old computer has had repeated "boot disk errors". I am hoping her computer will last long enough for me to transfer her files to her new computer.


• MS Access decided today that two users are entering data into my beautifully designed database. So we cannot add any new entries or add the old ones to a new database.


• MS Office keeps on crashing and I have no idea where the CD is so I can install the program updates.

First month

12 March 2006 00:45 MST | Posted by janny


So I have been in Calgary for nearly a month and I still have not even started to look for a place. So what did Janice do instead? Took part one of a speed reading course and helped my cousin do research on a new computer.

The speed reading class is taught by my cousin that I am boarding with. My eyes are so tired from the course. I took the class with my brother's friend. There were many sarcastic and witty comments. There was this French dude that was hilarious (without meaning to be). We were learning this memorizing skill and he was completely missing the point of the example. He was shouting out ridiculous comments in complete seriousness.

Work By the Numbers

Work has been terribly busy these last couple days. We were preparing for a big meeting today for a health reform society my employer co-founded. Most of my time has been spent designing a logo and a brochure for an upcoming conference as well as collecting and photocopying government health related documents. This morning was spent putting the binders together. The plan was put the binders together, get dressed up for the meeting and leave by 11am.
However....
I felt terrible this morning. I thought it was just from lack of sleep. Around 9am, I started to feel really dizzy so I knew it was more than sleepiness. I thought I was going to throw up (never did). I was not well enough to go to the meeting. I called my employer, sent the binders with the other employee that was going to the meeting and then crawled into bed. I slept for 3 hours. Throughout the day I had more dizzy spells but not nearly as bad as this morning.

Total Amount of Sleep the Last Two Nights: 9 hours
Hours Worked Yesterday : 11
Hours worked Today : 4 (5.5 if you count the hours after midnight). I ended work at 11am.
Number of Pages Photocopied Yesterday: 700+ (Manually double sided so that is 1400+ sides photocopies)
Hours I Slept During the Day Today: 5
Number of Dogs Almost Made into Rugs: 2

Miracle on Grass

I never even heard of the World Baseball Classic before today. I was reading the New York Times Direct this morning and one of the top stories was Canada Beats the U.S. at Its Own Game. It is the shocker in the sports world right now.

I Feel Old

I went skating at the Olympic Oval with my cousin on Tuesday. That was a neat experience. I have never skated on such nice ice. She was so worried that I would be skating circles around her. She's over 20 years older than me and I look like someone who is in shape (but sadly am not). She had no reason to worry at all. I had a hard time keeping up to her! After about a half hour after skating at a pretty brisk pace, I had to take a break. I skated for another 10 minutes or so then I had to take a break again. I still wanted to skate but I couldn't keep up with her pace so I had to take it easy. I was only going faster than two people on the ice -- a little boy and a petite Asian woman. I had the impression that both were beginners. How embarrassing. I have been skating almost as long as I could walk but you would have never guessed it. I'm still getting my allergy build up so let's blame it on that. Yeah, let's blame it on fatigue from the allergies.

Sorry that I haven't posted in a couple days, I think Ky broke my blog. Stop it Ky! Your reign of terror has to stop. How can I dole out people's prescribed dose of procrastination without my blog?

It Is About Time

The Habs finally traded Jose Theodore. He has wanted to be traded for months and you can tell. I adore him but you don't want someone who wants to be playing somewhere else.

Great Moments in TV History

How could I forget? Sebastian Bach singing "Hollaback Girl" on Gilmore Girls.

Watch with Kristin agrees:
"Best. TV. Moment. Of. The. Millenium. I nearly died. (And wondered if that's where the SNL writers got their motiviation for this week's bar mitzvah skit.)"

Oscar Time Fun

I remember a time when John Travolta was cool then he wasn't then he was again. Clearly his coolness has dissipated again.


Not even Boom-Boom Washington could save him now.

To loosely quote Dewey, "Bows ate her face!"


Jack Nicholson proves that males, no matter what age they are, never get tired of making farting noises with their mouths.


Heath Ledger chatting up an imaginary girl


Heath kissing an imaginary girl.

I assume it is a girl.


No one's mother should ever wear a dress like that. How is he not screaming in agonizing pain?


Reese Witherspoon shows us why she deserves her supporting actress award.
Sad Reese


Violent Reese


I do admit that I adore Reese Witherspoon and I think she is as cute as a button. I thought this was a pretty neat picture of when it was announced she had won.


Umm, tiny guitar as a formal accessory?


Hilary Swank felt safe knowing that Wyatt Earp is keeping an eye on her.


Words can not describe:

Autistic Basketball Player Scores 20 points

A former university prof sent me this story today about an autistic boy, who normally is an equipment manager, was given the chance to play in a game.

It is really nice to hear about stories like this.

Adventures with Rare Well Done Beef Soup

I didn't manage to get to bed until around 3am and then had church in the morning. I punched my snooze button 3 times. For those of you who know her, my cousin Stephanie had to WAIT FOR ME to go to church. She is the queen of lateness.

For lunch on Sunday, I had my first quasi-successful attempt using chopsticks. The reason I even tried using chopsticks because I was scared people would judge me for not using them. I finished my meal albeit slower than my dinner companions. My shirt was covered with tiny little spots of soup. I had much better teachers than in the past.

As a result of my lack of sleep on Saturday night. I had a huge nap Sunday afternoon. I slept way too long and I could not get to sleep last night until late. On the upside, I'm a 1/3 of the way through the book I started yesterday.

Strange Connections to Warren Beatty

This past week I came across a quote:
"If I can't dance, I don't want your revolution!" - Emma Goldman (there are many variations of this quote floating around)

I thought this was an interesting quote so I looked up Emma Goldman. I found out that she

was a Lithuanian-born anarcho-communist known for her anarchist writings and speeches. Adopted by First-wave feminists, she has been lionized as an iconic 'rebel woman' feminist. Goldman played a pivotal role in the development of anarchism in the US and Europe throughout the first half of the twentieth century.

(Side note: I always find it funny that anarchists are the kind of people that would never survive in the kind of world they strive for.)

This past week I was reading an article in Vanity Fair about the 1981 movie Reds. It a movie co-written, directed and starring Warren Beatty. It is the story of an American journalist in Russia during the Communist Revolution. This movie is based on a true story and Emma Goldman is one of the characters portrayed. Weird, I had never heard about her before in my life and I read about her twice in one week.

On to the next connection:
In said article, the writer states that no one could ever call Warren Beatty a political dilettante since he has been an active member of the Democrat party since the 60s. I was amused since I love the word dilettante and it is not common (at least in the circles I travel in). Low and behold, guess what Dictionary.com's word of the day is?

dilettante \DIL-uh-tont; dil-uh-TONT; dil-uh-TON-tee; -TANT; -TAN-tee\, noun:
1. An amateur or dabbler; especially, one who follows an art or a branch of knowledge sporadically, superficially, or for amusement only.
2. An admirer or lover of the fine arts.

adjective:
1. Of or characteristic of a dilettante; amateurish.

So to sum things up:

Dance quote -> Emma Goldman -> Reds -> Warren Beatty
Word of the Day -> dilettante -> not Warren Beatty

Some day I may have to post my theory about why some men don't marry until alter in life. I call it my "Warren Beatty Theory".

I wish this was a joke...

The Official Awesome Website

I'm pretty sure any band named Awesome is probably not.

Your Dreams Have Come True

MC Hammer has a blog. I thought it was a joke at first but it looks 2 legit 2 quit.