and now the bad news....

it’s been a hard week…

wish list.....

1. rechargeable battery for a cannon rebel digital SLR
2. camera bag
3. mini food chopper = multiple speeds
4. hand blender
5. or this hand blender is cool
   
6. DKNY Be Delicious Perfume
7. Book: American Psycho
   
8. Book: A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon
9. socks
10. DVDs: The War of the Worlds or Lord of War
11. mittens/gloves
12. black v-neck sweater vest
13. fun slippers from la senza 
14. comfy fun night shirt
15. wrought iron door stopper
16. tranquil moments sound system, with wave sounds and rain and tropical forests and rivers and whatnot…
17. a new kettle

 

stella on tap...

…. my weakness.

what should have been 2 quick beers and home to catch up on dusting turned into 4.5 pints and a few hours of hilarity, not to mention some oustanding alligator bites… good cgi folks, and i even met some interesting people from the movie industry…. but of course, i was too cool to ask them the name of the movie they just finished working on ;-)

and today was all about catching up on what was in short demand since last weekend with the chickadees - sleep and schnuggles and eating crazy assortments…. tommorow - more of the same, please!

not the usual thursday...

… last night i ventured out in the first real snowstorm of the year, with a motley crew of wild women to see other women fully clothed.

it was quite outstanding. the giggles and hilarity were good for the soul.

we all need more giggles.

and much more hilarity. 

my berry died...

… and i am feeling a little lost without it…..

tomorrow i will revive it. 

about long scarves....

.. note to self.

one must remember to tie one’s long scarf securely when one is pooper scooping.

‘nuff said. 

a sign of the times...

methinks we’re not going to be in kansas for much longer toto… the winds of change are starting to gust… hang on tight. Umbrellas likely won’t help.
 

Main Entry:	change
Part of Speech:	noun 1
Definition:	alteration
Synonyms:	about-face, addition, adjustment, advance, break, compression, contraction, conversion, correction, development, difference, distortion, diversification, diversity, enlargement, innovation, metamorphosis, modification, modulation, mutation, novelty, permutation, reconstruction, refinement, remodeling, reversal, revision, revolution, shift, surrogate, switch, tempering, transformation, transition, transmutation, turn, turnover, variance, variation, variety, vicissitude

... coming to town...

… santa clause, that is….

and it’s going to be a lovely, festive day. not too cold, yet cold enough to bundle up…  it’s the one day of the year that i don’t mind sitting on a curb - with enthusiasm….

photos to follow.

reflective...

… the craft show was interesting, if not completely finacially fulfilling ;-)

if anything, it was re-affirming.  in a good way. that being said, reaffirmations are always good.

by the way - there are leetle digital footprints all over the place ;-) 

gulp....

craft fair tomorrow.

wish me luck. 

 

whoot!

farm weekend

… it was a sign of a good weekend, when we got into the car to come home… and we both looked at each other…."what is that god aweful stench????"….  and the car comes to a grinding halt…. 

the wiz jumps out and looks at the agressive treads of his runners, and sure enough… enough manure to fertilize a corn field! no amount of scraping could get rid of the accessory.  we giggled all the way home, breathing through our mouths. 

schleepo....

….. as usual, fridays are a bit of a challenge, staying motivated and focused and pain free ;-)

 i took a cab home lat night from crock rock and had the most interesting cabbie…. he had gurl troubles, and was explaining how he was going to have to go back to pakistan to meet the "right gurl" for him… he’d had his heart broken too many times in canada…. it was a lovely cab ride.

he got a good tip. 

funny vs not funny

funny:

Starter Marriage - A short-lived first marriage that ends in divorce with no kids, no property and no regrets.

not funny:

Rogers Wireless Cell Phone Bill: $589.93 

guilty admission...

… ok- i gotta spill…. since watching House of 1000 Corpses (twice), i must confess… i may  have a bit of a schoolgurl crush on Rob Zombie. I now own the DVD, thanks to the boi.

I know.

It’s not terribly appropriate. I think i’m ok with that. 

live trap...

… during an early monday morning meander with the smapper, we came across a live trap. There was someone in it.  A little black with a white stripe someone. We didn’t make a sound, and neither did he. Nor smell, either.

We continued quietly, somberly.

Later, this aft, the trap was gone. Somehow, i don’t feel comforted.

word of the day

Main Entry:	hiatus
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	interruption
Synonyms:	aperture, blank, breach, break, chasm, discontinuity, gap, interim, interval, lacuna, lapse, opening, rift, space
Source:	Roget’s New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.1.1) Copyright © 2005 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

so - it sort of feels like i’ve been on hiatus for a while - at least emotionally, and i suspect that it will continue for a piece…..

someone asked me so 

to do today?

… let me tell you, this IS NOT one of those magical sundays where one can relax the day away.  this is one of those sundays that requires planning, execution and activity.  Yup - chickadee weekend… and the trick is to do it in less than $15 dollars a day ;-).  Now, if we were in europe, this likely wouldn’t be a problem… but we are in toronto… with chickadees… so that’s a bigger dealio…. 

our alternatives are the science centre… the royal winter fair… and ikea.  my bet is now on ikea…. we can hit two birds with one stone - stocking stuffers for christmas and the gurls love the kids play area at ikea…..

in theory the science centre is the best option - but considering our time and econonic limitations…. this makes the most sense….. sigh. and since we have to have the gurls home before 7 - it’s just the easiest….

sigh. 

For The Record:

A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.
A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.
A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.
You scored better than half in Nerd and Geek, earning you the title of: Modern, Cool Nerd.

Modern, Cool Nerd
56 % Nerd, 65% Geek, 21% Dork

say something, damn it......

.. i am such a huge proponent of just saying it, whatever "it" must be, if it’s bugging me, or i find myself thinking about it too long, or (heaven forbid) talking to myself about it, i eventually just have to spill "it"….

today is one of those days when you just want to say "say it, stop thinking about it, and bitching behind my back about it"…. do it, get it out, and own up to it.

fergawdsake.