waste-o

yesterday, after shopping, d and i had sophie's and then committed to waste-o. this involved tetris, movies, magazines and food (including toast).

today, i go to work. oh, there goes my alarm. guess i should get up now. i have been sleeping like crap lately because of my foot, but i'm going to make an appointment for monday. *calls dr.'s office* turns out dr. vera's on vacation until the 10th and dr. ursula's filling in for her. i made an appointment for the 10th. really, dr. ursula is CRAZY, so i may have to go to a walk-in. sheet, i don't have a very good record with walk-ins. if anyone knows of a doctor in vancouver that is somewhat close to normal, please let me know... or if they've heard of someone who will actually take a look at what's wrong before making a guess to what i have.

i only watched the first dvd of angels in america last night. i won't have time to watch the rest, but maybe i'll do that on the weekend. so far so good. i'm expecting great things for the ending.

shop 'til you drop

have i mentioned that i hurt my foot? well, today i almost shopped 'til i dropped. literally. by the almost end of it, my foot was hurting, a lot. and now (i was getting up the wrong way) and caused such extreme pain (it's still throbbing) that i almost starting crying, and danielle suggested we go to the hospital.

shopping was extremely successful. i didn't get any shoes, despite my determination. i'm not overly distraught, just because of current foot pain... a girl shouldn't break in new shoes if she breaks her foot. but i did get: clinique clarifying lotion (holt's), a green FURLA bag (holt's), a scarf to wear like a belt, sunglasses (both green and from aldo accessories), brown and beige hair elastics which are to be worn as head bands, toilet paper and a magazine (all from london drugs).

okay, now let's get back to the bag. i usually resist going in to the holt renfrew bag and shoe sections because i really do adore both accessories. if i could live on shoes and bags, i would. so, clearly, i shouldn't have spent so much on a bag. BUT danielle was with me, and she's a bad influence, and the bag is adorable. also, it was on sale. and it's green, my most favourite colour ever. have i mentioned how adorable it is? it even has little feet to rest on. little cute shiny metal feet. so fabulous.

so, if you're looking to go out for dinner, i will wear shoes that kill my foot, just so me and my furla can look good! vain? well, we all have our weaknesses, and i'm more than willing to admit to my bag/shoe disease.

life ÷ 24

that was actually part of the logo for the SIFF one year. and by one year i mean, like 10 years ago.

the past week i've seen lots of movies.

i, robot: not amazing, but decent. like a newer terminator sorta
the stepford wives: a fun remake
meet the fockers: overall funny, had a few total gems of hilarity
lemony snicket: i actually really really liked this, it was fantastical, cute and morbid.
king arthur: kinda neutral about this one. i did really really want to see it, but i did think it would be better

still on the menu is angels in america.

danielle's coming over for shoe shopping and sophie's eating. and clinque tempting. i DO want to buy shoes (i just trimmed and filed my toenails) but the way my foot hurts, i'm not sure what i'll be able to do about it.

game on!

how exciting! there was hockey yesterday that i got to listen to, and watch a tiny bit of. whoo hoo! so far, canada's 2-0 and they play germany later today who lost their first game brutally. so i'm predicting a win for canada today. germany will be crushed.

i wish the canucks were still playing.

back to hope, back to reality

so, i'm posting before i leave for hope. i'm supposed to bring my mom a burger for dinner. and i think she said she wasn't going to take a sleeping pill before bed last night, so that she can be awake when i see her today.

i made banana muffins this morning. some for my mom, some for ian. but i didn't do any house work. really, since plans have changed, and d's not staying here, and we're not going to spend an obscene amount of time shoe shopping, i figure i've got tomorrow to clean around. :o)

it's super sunny here, i'd better not forget my sunglasses.

soooo full part two

oy! today started with danielle's mom making us pancakes for breakkie, then finished with dinner at her grandma's! her grandma even made the same marshmallow and peanut butter squares things that i made for ang's space night. right on!!!

so, it was another day of drink and food.

earlier in the day i kicked my mom's ass at a game of crib, and then mercifully put her in bed so that she could rest (she started to fall asleep at the end of the game). instead she sorted out some old jewelry that had been in the safety deposit box. each of us girls got our charm bracelets from when we were little kids. and get this: one of the charms on my bracelet was a die. can you believe it? i don't know if i picked my own out, or if they were picked out for us... but i guess there's a lot to be said for the nature/nurture theories in this instance.

tomorrow i make breakkie for my mom and hopefully get to play some games with her, and then head to the stewart house.

soooooo full!

ohmygod. this truly is the christmas season. after only being at the carey residence for a few hours, i have stuffed myself on food and treats. thank you, mrs. carey! :o)

tomorrow (after more visiting with my mom) i think we're going to her grandma's house, which will certainly involve more eating) and then the next day, it's off to the stewart house. i guess it really doesn't matter that my mom can't make turkeys anymore, cause it's not like i'm not getting it other places!!!

i also got spoiled in the presents department (from danielle). totally got cute slippies (they're pink and say sassy! how perfect!) chocolates, from purdy's, an eye relaxation/care kit that even has these new spiffy tweezers, bed sheets (an adorable green, that will look perfect with the tapestry rach brought me back from india) and martha stewart face clothes (in white, as required).

and i got to give vera and lola their presents. vera got her scarf, and seemed to like it, and lola got the magnet she wouldn't stop talking about (frugal is such and ugly word) and the white slap watch that she adored but i told i had sold.

i got a present from lisa today, which was very nice, and she seemed to like the scarf i made for her too (it's hard to buy for people that own/work at a gift store. it's not like they don't have access to great gifts).

no work til boxing day!

well, maybe that's not a complete truth. i have a tonne of shit to do in hope, and a site to update, that i just haven't gotten to. but maybe i can do that before i leave for hope.

i have a lot of packing to do. i don't know where my time has gone. *and* sleeping is totally dangerous right now, because when i finally get to sleep, i can't seem to get up until i absolutely have to. which kinda sucks, cause i plan to get up and get stuff done before that and it hasn't seemed to work out lately.

yesterday at work, a woman came in asking about all of these things that had already been sold. i think it was the same woman that was looking at jewelry for her daughter and decided that $25 is too much to spend on her. that's the same woman who smelled like a bar. the craziest thing, i mean she obviously had been drinking a lot (again) but she wasn't tripping over her words, she wasn't loopy at all. she did keep listing things that we only had one or two of that were gone and was very disappointed. you snooze, you lose, suckah.

today i'm wearing my favourite shirt in the world. my pink "what a croc" shirt. i wish i had at least 7 of them. okay, i've got to get to sophie's... meeting with aaron and rach.

christmas cards

on friday i got a christmas card from my friend jean. she used to be my prof. now she's teaching in toronto. i am sooooo happy to hear from her. oh belly bean! please keep in touch.

also, this year i did not buy new or bother to find old christmas cards. so, no one will be receiving one from me. don't look for it, don't expect it. it's not coming.

to cover my bases:

merry christmas, i miss you.

love, ursula

it's beginning to look...

on his blog, kenji said it's *still* snowing in arkona. i wish it would just start here. that would be wicked. i hate the snow, but a couple of days of it, right about now would do the trick.

i made banana muffins this morning, before work. i had some black bananas that i had been cultivating. and ian gave me some (which, embarassingly are still in my car cause i can't see them (being black) in the trunk so i keep forgetting to take them out). i really hope that they're doing okay and that nothing is laying on top, squishing banana juices all over the place. yukky!

there are a lot of stupid movies that i want to see. maybe d and i will have a movie extravaganza while in hope. that would be wicked. i'll have to remember the popcorn and twizzlers. things i want to see include: excaliber, dodgeball and the rest i can't remember. but i'm tired, so forgive me.

5 sleeps 'til christmas

it totally doesn't feel like christmas to me. i even watched love actually to get me in the mood. it feels soooooo weird to be saying merry christmas to people. i think i'm currently trapped in my own bubble of displeasure.

yesterday i met up with rachel and we went to hope to visit my mom. caleb and allison met us at the hospital. we watched love actually. my mom sorta drifted in and out of sleep. we tried to play crib but she literally was falling alseep between plays. not even between deals, i mean between her turns!

we had indian in abbotsford. we stopped at this indian strip mall and asked where to eat, and the guy said just at the corner. i was like, is it really good, or do you think we won't know the difference because we're white? he assured us that it was good.

i did some dishes and tidying when i got home, but mostly talked to danielle on the phone. for forever! which was nice. sucky that we have these good talks when it's long-distance, but don't have time to chat when it's not. but it was still nice.

cuttin' class

so, i'm not going to work today, and probably tomorrow. i should try to make up some of the hours, i guess. anyway, i'm off to hope today. i'm going to visit my mom with rachel, and ally and caleb are coming to town too. oh, and i'm bringing ian's mom some fish (for her tank, not to eat).

speaking of ian, he has a girlfriend now. i've only met her for brief seconds, but the very fact that i *have* met her, means that she's a serious one. also, it was clear that she was trying to be nice to me. this, of course, makes me skeptical.

there are so few singletons out there. or rather, out here. boo urns.

one down, six to go

i am finished my first day of seven in a row. whoo hoo.

today, i was leaving the scurve and couldn't help but be ecstatic that in a month, i won't have to work there any more. it may sound like kits snobbery but whatever! surrey sucks! there you go yvonne: i'd move to toronto, but not to surrey!

oh, and my pecs totally hurt today! we did push-ups in my class last night. since i haven't been doing downward dog at yoga, and therefore have zero strength, i am currently paying the price! rachel did this weird naturopathic (witch doctor) accupressure thing that she said would help me, but it may have bruised me more. maybe i just need more drugs.

should be working

i always have these big plans for my days off, but somehow mostly need to squish them all into one day. the good news is that all of the presents that i have are wrapped now. oh, and i got my first christmas present yesterday. thanks yvonne and ang.

so today i need to update a website, price jewelry as well as clean and bake, and finish crocheting a scarf. i also have my ummm... "dance class" tonight, but forgot about that, and made plans to hang out with someone. hmm. i feel a little overbooked. oops. i wonder if anyone wants to go to lunch.

making the cut

clearly hockey won't be back before christmas. boo urns. tonight was the last night for making the cut. it was a pretty good show, because they had the skill tests tonight. but i feel so bad for the 12 guys that didn't get picked for the NHL. it was so sad. maybe they will get picked, now that the show's over, and once hockey's back.

in other news, i finished up that ice, and the bellinis were decent. and i finished the ball of yarn, that the girl at the store said would be enough to make a scarf with, which was why i was willing to spend 16 bucks on one ball. now i have to go back tomorrow and get another ball! i'm pissed, i mean, it'll make a nice gift and all, but don't tell me i only need one ball when one ball only gives me a 2.5 foot scarf! the scarf does look great though. very even stitches. one might even say perfect stitches. and by one, i mean me.

knit wit

that's completely a lie. i don't knit. and today wasn't especially witty. instead i went for breakkie with yvonne, and it was delicious. no, it wasn't sophie's. and then we went to superstore, to buy stuff for baking. baking for no one in particular. which is weird. i guess i'll have to give some stuff away once i actually bake something. we got t-shirts for yvonne's silkscreening fun. and then we got some yarn for vera's scarf (not frizzy, so i can actually see what i'm doing). oh, and on our way to yarn, saw this old lady in a gold jag try to park in this tiny spot. she backed into the car so much it actually moved. we left a note. it was my first good deed and yvonne's second. her first being that she didn't kick this guy's ass earlier.

so while yvonne worked on prints, i worked on crocheting and making ice. ice disappears in my freezer. seriously. since i'm the only one that lives here, i know i fill up the ice containers before putting them back in. and it's not the first time that there has been only bits of ice left in the bottom of the containers. i was going to have a bellini when i got home, but now i'll have to have it while watching jeopardy... maybe wheel, but not the simpsons.

boxes

okay, anyone who *really* knows me, knows that i have a problem with boxes. i keep them. often. just in case. it's because when you move, you're always like, oh, if only i had the box that these pots and pans originally came in, and then they could fit perfectly back in and to top it off, i wouldn't even have to mark the box, because the pictures tell you what's inside. i've been teased about this habit and always defended myself.

this evening, when i went to put my air conditioner into storage (in its original box, which, if i might add, made it much easier to transport) there really wasn't much space to store the airconditioner. i had been meaning to collapse some of the remaining boxes, but out of sight, out of mind. tonight, i recycled some of them.

i blame the skil saw i had to get for my floors. it's in a box too. i wish ian hadn't recyled its orginal box, because now i always forget what's in this plain brown box.

oh, and someone in my building is blocking my storage locker with a big tv box. i think it's a plasma. i'd want to keep the box for that too... but not if it interfered with someone else's space.

in other exciting news: i had two pieces of toast today, and zero smoothies, my hair looked HOT today, but i still don't have a date for friday night. and i've been spending a lot of time looking at houses and jobs online. if anyone knows of somewhere cool to live where it would be easy-ish to get a job let me know. i'm bored, and a change like that could be fun.

busted

today i did some christmas shopping, got a speeding ticket, visited my mom, and had dinner at the stewart house.

no games for you!

today was going to involve some game playing, but when i talked to caleb last night he said that they had to bail. allison has choir practice. so, i'm adapting.

i'll go to hope today and then have three gorgeous days at home, in a row. whoo hoo. i think i'll finish up christmas shopping today too. starting thursday, i have to work 7 days in a row (ten-hour days... at guildford, no less). so i'm going to prepare clothing and lunches and dinners for the stretch. i think i'll make lasagna, some banana items (i have am cultivating them right now), and i guess i'll buy some bread, and fun toppings for sandwiches. there's no microwave at work, so it will suck to have to heat stuff up.

other things i would like to make include lots of smoothies, cookies and love.

breakkie and sleep overs

i would like to have breakkie at sophie's on monday or tuesday morning. if you are interested, please let me know.

tonight i went to the olive garden to celebrate danielle getting a job related to the field that she went to school for. as usual, the garden was good and evil. food = good. danielle and ian together = evil. i could probably go into detail without either knowing about it, but i will simply say, i think that danielle and ian must never be together in my presence again. they tease me too much, together. so i'm out-numbered. i need someone to remind me of this.

one day of work left, and then i get to go home, relax and have some toast. oh sweet toast, it's been too long. (she says, despite being full from olive garden mere hours before).

days like these

it wasn't a good day. it wasn't a bad day. lunch was boring though. or rather, dinner was boring. i just had a sandwich. should have had popcorn!!! :o)

i'm not at home, so don't bother calling me there. i won't be home 'til saturday, saturday night-alright.

i feel like toast and mandarin oranges... yum.

city of blinding lights

i am so in lurrrv with this song on how to dismantle an atomic bomb. in fact, i'm really into this album. a lot.

today i went to sophie's (again) but this time with yvonne, and this time for breakkie. and then instead of going shopping for a pepper grinder, and then buying a shirt at mantique, we went to spaethos, and then to my house, where yvonne knit and i cleaned. until i left for hope.

i brought my mom a buffal0 burger and fries (as per her request) which is good, because it means she had an appetite today. yahoo! and then i had the meeting with her doctor, and then headed back for the citay.

dinner was with vera and ian at the living room bistro. my dinner was very good. vera's was great. and ian's was alright. there was no much talked about hot hot waiter. disappointing. but the wine was also good. yahoo! i wish i didn't work tomorrow at 8, cause we could have justified a bottle of wine, instead of a 1/2 litre.

no idiots, women or other incompetents

sometimes it's crazy to think that women used to be clumped into a universal category as idiots and incompetents, and therefore weren't allowed to vote. seeing the stats about the abuse of women at any given time makes it very clear that we really haven't moved much further from that.

i was reading an article today on canada.com that talked about the montreal massacre, and how people don't recognise how much the feminist movement has literally moved us. i wish there was no need for feminism, but even if we had reached some state of true equality, there would still be a need for the recognition of what has been done for us, by our feminist fore-mothers.

it's obvious not everyone gets this:

Ignoring the reality that feminists have succeeded in developing laws biased in favor of women, while usurping the right of due process for accused men.

i shouldn't have got suckered in to reading these comments, but my justification was fore-warned is fore-armed. cause it only got worse. but it was a great reminder that although i surround myself with women loving people there are too many potential "marc lepines" out there, even if they don't realise it. and they are just as dangerous.

revisit

during my two days off i will do some fun things:

•go to sophie's
•make vera a scarf for christmas (she doesn't read my blog)
•go to a wholesaler's open house
•get my boss's driver's license with her
•go to hope
•go out for dinner
•clean the floors in my apartment

yesterday was a very very long day. during my break, instead of eating lunch, i had an orange and a banana and got semi-permanent eyelashes put on. holy f. if you ever get this done, be prepared. i cried and cried. it's not just like putting on fake eyelashes. anyway, it looks like i have huge lashes and like i'm perpetually wearing mascara.

we also had a staff meeting last night. but i was soooo hungry and tired and had a headache (cause we didn't have time to stop for dinner) that i was not in a good mood.

but i feel good now, and am ready to get rolling. if anyone's interested in doing some knitting/crocheting and watching a movie or something like that tonight, let me know. i've got to put my nose to the grindstone on crafts.

you bring the fruit

and i'll make the SmooThies. you bring the fruit and i'll...

yahoo! i am the proud owner of a new KitchenAid blender! actually, i'm happy that i just have a blender, that i got a KitchenAid on sale at the bay is icing. it's white, but i said if i got it on sale, that would do. besides, it matches the food processor, and now i have a bunch of airmiles that i can use for something else. like movie passes. or somethin'.

that was the exciting part of my day. oh, and that i didn't have to make dinner for the second night in a row. saweet.

i have bananas to freeze, tv to watch and hair to flatten (thanks to lola)!

it's not right, but it's okay

yay! i spent this morning listening to sam roberts on vinyl and doing some cleaning. yahoo. this is probably my first day since i got sick in october that i've been able to focus like this. it's not perfect. but at least there's space on my couch (it's currently *not* covered in jewelry and bedding) and the dishes are done and the floor has been swept!

other things i've done this morning:
•priced jewelry
•watched the view
•laundry
•put clothes away
•paid my telus bill

things to do:
•more banking
•put away my a/c into storage
•put away my flower lights
•pick up stuff from the store
•my hair (some things are bigger than others)

just so everyone knows: since i've made the decision to not go to hope today, so that i can get stuff done here, it's been *very very very* hard not to crawl back to bed. it's a gross day out, and a warm bed with a flannel duvet cover is a siren trying to lure me in.

also, christmas shopping is coming along really well. i'm going to make a few presents... so i have to get some stuff to tide me over until i go to hope. ideally i'll be fast, cause i don't have heaps of time.

oh, and p.s. i fired the girl that i was talking about in the "oh boy" blog. that happened wednesday. it had to happen. before anyone asks, i was really nice about it.

ice cream!

as i was driving home (just now) from work this evening...so 9.45 ish there was a bunch of people crossing the street. they weren't a together group... just a bunch of individuals... and a few couples. *but* 4 out of 7 people were eating icecream. and only two of the people were together. how fun! it's not hot out either... in case anyone's wondering.

who won the race?

charlie horse!

holy crap! this morning i woke up to the sweet sweet pain of a charlie horse in my right leg... i think it might have been an excess of "getting up sexy the hard way" in my class and then not enough stretching afterwards. in any case... ow.

back in the saddle

last week i didn't go to my lap dancing class. so i didn't know one section of the routine for tonight. BUT that doesn't totally matter, because i am the least successful girl in the class. i say it's because there's no one at home to encourage me. :o) i guess i'm looking for volunteers. anyway, the class went well today, and we did some extra stretching which was nice, because i haven't exactly been going to yoga. well, i guess i've been doing the opposite of going to yoga. not going.

oh, last night i had some stuff on the passenger's side of my car, but because i'm parked on a slope, the door falls closed. so as i reached in, the door closed and poked me in the side of the neck. i'm going to *not* recommend this activity. it still hurts, and is bruised. ouch. yes, ouch.

i fired that girl today. she called after she was supposed to be at work and said she would be late because she was waiting for a ride, was that okay? and i said, uh... i guess, since you're already late. but we're going to have to talk when you get here. firing is my second leat favourite part of my job. the first being the "talking to" part. i think i would rather fire someone than have the shape-up/ship-out conversation.

i saw ian's terra cotta living room today. the colour is much better than it was on the sample. but i have yet to see it in the daytime. perhaps on friday i will have a different opinion. we shall see. i hope i do, cause i really didn't like that colour...

oh and i bought cobs bread yesterday. and had two delicious pieces of love (aka butter, peanut butter and homemade raspberry jam... oh love, how i love thee). speaking of which, despite having had two sandwiches today, i think BPBJ is calling my name.

goodbye ken

wow. first speedle, now ken (aka jeopardy guy, JG, that guy on jeopardy). my permanent boys are leaving me.

i did feel like there was some foreshadowing... ken was a bit off his game yesterday, and really, today he didn't get either double jeopardy. unusual... maybe they bought him off. conspiracy? dah dah dah!!!

and i'm still looking for a cutie to make out with... now that speedle doesn't have a job, maybe he's free.