today, as i was leaving work (rushing to work-out, no less) i paused in the kitchen and was chatting with a co-worker. there were some chips on the table (everyone leaves food out for sharing) and i was like: sweet! cleanse friendly, i'll just have a couple. then my manager came in and he said, oh you've found the chips too... i'm just going to get a bowl of them. and did.
then the other lady (that we hadn't been talking to, but was also in the kitchen) asked if we wanted any more chips, and i was like, oh no thanks (already feeling bold for having had the few i did) and my manager said something to the effect of: i'll fill up this bowl a bit more when i'm done with this one. then the woman moved the bag to where she was sitting (i thought just so they're closer for her dinner) and my manager was like: oh, were those *your* chips? and she was like: yes. but then proceded to be very kind about the whole us gorging on her chips. but let me tell you... i was mortified. the 1 freakin' time i eat any of the heaps of food the people leave out for everyone, and it's not even for that! we have had potlucks that i haven't participated in, chocolate like crazy at Hallowe'en, fajita day, random cookies left out, birthday cakes, retirement cakes and so forth. no no no.
lesson learned.
now i've got to get that lady some chips...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
firm but fair
today a guy at work was annoying me so much i asked him: don't you have something you should be doing? in my defense, what i wanted to say was: 1. shut up, 2. mind your own bee's wax, 3. you really are not being helpful because you don't even know what we're talking about.
also, we were supposed to hear about our contracts being renewed today but we didn't. i've got my fingers crossed that something comes up before i get suckered in to signing anything.
*argh*
also, we were supposed to hear about our contracts being renewed today but we didn't. i've got my fingers crossed that something comes up before i get suckered in to signing anything.
*argh*
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
a moment of shrek
since my cold cleared up a few weeks ago, i have had this clogged feeling in my ear. i thought it might be cold related so i waited it out a bit. i *finally* went to the doctor today... it's a wax build up - YUCK!! anyway, he was all like: Q-tips are the road to the devil. but i was all like: dude, i have eczema, if i don't use a Q-tip, the moisture will irritate my eczema. he accepted that. or at least pretended to.
now i have to put oil in my ear before i go to bed to soften the wax up, and lay a towel on my pillow so the oil doesn't stain my pillow. in a while i go back and he'll drain it for me. how freakin' gross is that? but i have to admit, i'm desperate to see what it looks like. yuk, awesome!
now i have to put oil in my ear before i go to bed to soften the wax up, and lay a towel on my pillow so the oil doesn't stain my pillow. in a while i go back and he'll drain it for me. how freakin' gross is that? but i have to admit, i'm desperate to see what it looks like. yuk, awesome!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
my self
last weekend gerry and i went to visit my brother in mission. mission, kind of like the name suggests is a part of the bible belt, so really, what happened there, is not 100%, or even 30% unexpected. perhaps my reaction was.
we were driving to the cinema and only by fluke did we end up going past at least 2 kilometers of people lined up along the sidewalk with placards... all oddly dressed in black. it didn't take me long to figure out that these weren't the Conservative Party representatives that i had initially mistaken them for (although, i guess in a way, they probably were... but i think the Christian Heritage Party is fairly popular in those parts, so my thinking they were Conservatives was a jump way left of these much more conservatives conservatives).
well, to finally get the point, they were an anti-choice demonstration. i think (i may be wrong) that it would normally take something 'special' to get me to start yelling at people on the side walk of a fairly busy road. turns out they were special enough. it took about two seconds for me to roll down my window (i wasn't driving) and yell, 'shame on you!' (over and over) to the protesters. one guess thought i was supporting him at first and gave me the thumbs up, then he realised i meant *him* not the ladies exercising their ownership of their bodies. it was fairly comical to see him understand the situation. i did practice self-control... what i really wanted to do was open the door and get gerry to drive really close to them and squish them all down. i was pretty f'ing worked up to be honest (in case you hadn't noticed). it was hard for me to calm down afterwards. and really, i might have been a bit embarrassed about such behaviour normally, but drastic times, drastic measures. i wanted to join the lady and her kid and dog on the other side of the street with her pro-choice sign. but sometimes you can't just join a protest when you've gone to pick up your brother and take to dinner and a movie. maybe i should start carrying poster board and a jiffy marker in my car. you know, just in case.
p.s. this obviously only reflects my views on anti-abortionists. although mikey was ready to join in with me which was pretty cool. gerry, while he said he would, seemed a little half-hearted on it. *but* he didn't roll up my window... i'm sure that says something.
in other body news, my arms getting totally ripped. still chubbiness abounds on the 'wing' part, but that's getting worked on. now, if i could just stick to this food allergy business.
we were driving to the cinema and only by fluke did we end up going past at least 2 kilometers of people lined up along the sidewalk with placards... all oddly dressed in black. it didn't take me long to figure out that these weren't the Conservative Party representatives that i had initially mistaken them for (although, i guess in a way, they probably were... but i think the Christian Heritage Party is fairly popular in those parts, so my thinking they were Conservatives was a jump way left of these much more conservatives conservatives).
well, to finally get the point, they were an anti-choice demonstration. i think (i may be wrong) that it would normally take something 'special' to get me to start yelling at people on the side walk of a fairly busy road. turns out they were special enough. it took about two seconds for me to roll down my window (i wasn't driving) and yell, 'shame on you!' (over and over) to the protesters. one guess thought i was supporting him at first and gave me the thumbs up, then he realised i meant *him* not the ladies exercising their ownership of their bodies. it was fairly comical to see him understand the situation. i did practice self-control... what i really wanted to do was open the door and get gerry to drive really close to them and squish them all down. i was pretty f'ing worked up to be honest (in case you hadn't noticed). it was hard for me to calm down afterwards. and really, i might have been a bit embarrassed about such behaviour normally, but drastic times, drastic measures. i wanted to join the lady and her kid and dog on the other side of the street with her pro-choice sign. but sometimes you can't just join a protest when you've gone to pick up your brother and take to dinner and a movie. maybe i should start carrying poster board and a jiffy marker in my car. you know, just in case.
p.s. this obviously only reflects my views on anti-abortionists. although mikey was ready to join in with me which was pretty cool. gerry, while he said he would, seemed a little half-hearted on it. *but* he didn't roll up my window... i'm sure that says something.
in other body news, my arms getting totally ripped. still chubbiness abounds on the 'wing' part, but that's getting worked on. now, if i could just stick to this food allergy business.
Friday, September 26, 2008
some fun pics
Nicola, Elaine, Me, Gerry out for drinks and dinner at the beach
Ivy (a girl I work with), Elaine, Nicola, and Nick (a guy I used ot work with) outside the Olive Garden in Langley
Elaine, eating in the NerdMobile
Suz, Gerry, Me, Nicola, Elaine: eating and drinking at the beach (do you see a theme here?)
Elaine, Ian, Gerry, Nicola, Suz at the Japanese feast (at the beach)
Saturday, September 20, 2008
same again
unfortunately i've been spending most of my time at work, working, and on the road.
i'm still working my top-secret government job and would like to take this opportunity to reiterate that it is much less exciting than the confidentiality agreement suggests. i'm back on the cleanse and struggling (but sticking) with it. and gerry and i are taking a safe boating class. we hope to join the co-op here and get some practice and experience in. other than that, making food for the cleanse and shopping for food for the cleanse takes up a good part of my life. oh! and i've been doing crosswords, usually with gerry.
this is a special weekend though! we saw my brother last night, played a couple of games of cribbage and brought the house some timmy ho's. so now we get to go to vancouver for the night! i'm off to get a massage first, and then it's a quick pack and hop on the bus to spend the night in our fair (but for the first day in ages, rainy) city. one night at the fairmont harbourfront with an evening at the comedy fest. we're going to see a game show! how me is that?! ha ha! and then hopefully a nice organic, vegan and celiac friendly, sugar free, garlic free, cranberry free dinner. my favourite part? open heated swimming pool on the 6th floor. hopefully it's open during the rain.
i'm still working my top-secret government job and would like to take this opportunity to reiterate that it is much less exciting than the confidentiality agreement suggests. i'm back on the cleanse and struggling (but sticking) with it. and gerry and i are taking a safe boating class. we hope to join the co-op here and get some practice and experience in. other than that, making food for the cleanse and shopping for food for the cleanse takes up a good part of my life. oh! and i've been doing crosswords, usually with gerry.
this is a special weekend though! we saw my brother last night, played a couple of games of cribbage and brought the house some timmy ho's. so now we get to go to vancouver for the night! i'm off to get a massage first, and then it's a quick pack and hop on the bus to spend the night in our fair (but for the first day in ages, rainy) city. one night at the fairmont harbourfront with an evening at the comedy fest. we're going to see a game show! how me is that?! ha ha! and then hopefully a nice organic, vegan and celiac friendly, sugar free, garlic free, cranberry free dinner. my favourite part? open heated swimming pool on the 6th floor. hopefully it's open during the rain.
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
at last
it's been a very busy few weeks. i'm working full time (boo to the hours, yay to the cash), we've been working on the wedding details, attended a wedding, and had visitors from ireland (elaine, nicola, and suz).
the best was definitely having visitors. and the laughing that went with it. (p.s. suz didn't leave the milk out at all after elaine and nicola left.)
it was mixed weather while they were here, but that was probably for the best since the first day they got here they were shocked at the heat and comments like: are we in africa, abounded.
as is traditional, i've included a recap of funny things that were said:
monkeys / africa: as mentioned above, elaine kept calling the place africa... but to continue on the theme, the first morning they were here, nicola said that the monkeys on the balcony woke her up with their running around and squealing. i think it was actually squirrels running around and seagulls squealing, but i'm open to the idea of monkeys on our balcony.
vagina: one day i picked elain and nicola up after a long day of them in the city, and then we met some work people and gerry at the olive garden (now when will & grace talk about it, they know what it's about). on the drive elaine and nicola asked about this place called vagina that everyone is talking about. they had even heard people discussing it on the bus around stanley park. regina, i explained, is a city in canada. and while people might 'visit' vagina, they were probably talking about regina. these kinds of things are especially funny to me, since my accent issue with tapas/topless bars. good thing i wouldn't mind going to either.
me (naked): it was a pretty warm night, and i had taken a steamy shower for some reason. i plopped on the bed, under the fan to cool off and immediately thought: oh shoot, what if one of the girls gets up, i then decided, and said out loud that they wouldn't. at which point, elaine did. of course we scrambled around to get covered, and totally looked like we were having sexy time. there was much laughing and so on. elaine can't see that well without her glasses on, but still... HELLO! NAKED!
60/50 split the lotto: nicola, having taught maths in ireland decided this was a fair split for the lotto winnings from the ticket she and elaine got. elaine would have split it with all of us.
oh, and my most favourite. elaine, nicola and gerry went to science world. at some point, elaine was standing around, trying to ignore the child asking her a question. finally she looked at the kid and he asked her how far 100 metres is. she pointed to a spot 10 metres away and said to there. this is made extra funny because when we went jet skiing, and elaine took over, she almost hit other boats (you're supposed to stay 100 feet away from other water craft) and had no clue how far she was supposed to stay from the beach. she also probably destroyed that child's chances of becoming anything that has to do with distances.
we hope our visitors had as much fun camping, shopping, eating, making s'mores, jet skiing, eating, shopping, eating, shopping, and of course visiting as we did!
thanks for making the trip!!!
the best was definitely having visitors. and the laughing that went with it. (p.s. suz didn't leave the milk out at all after elaine and nicola left.)
it was mixed weather while they were here, but that was probably for the best since the first day they got here they were shocked at the heat and comments like: are we in africa, abounded.
as is traditional, i've included a recap of funny things that were said:
monkeys / africa: as mentioned above, elaine kept calling the place africa... but to continue on the theme, the first morning they were here, nicola said that the monkeys on the balcony woke her up with their running around and squealing. i think it was actually squirrels running around and seagulls squealing, but i'm open to the idea of monkeys on our balcony.
vagina: one day i picked elain and nicola up after a long day of them in the city, and then we met some work people and gerry at the olive garden (now when will & grace talk about it, they know what it's about). on the drive elaine and nicola asked about this place called vagina that everyone is talking about. they had even heard people discussing it on the bus around stanley park. regina, i explained, is a city in canada. and while people might 'visit' vagina, they were probably talking about regina. these kinds of things are especially funny to me, since my accent issue with tapas/topless bars. good thing i wouldn't mind going to either.
me (naked): it was a pretty warm night, and i had taken a steamy shower for some reason. i plopped on the bed, under the fan to cool off and immediately thought: oh shoot, what if one of the girls gets up, i then decided, and said out loud that they wouldn't. at which point, elaine did. of course we scrambled around to get covered, and totally looked like we were having sexy time. there was much laughing and so on. elaine can't see that well without her glasses on, but still... HELLO! NAKED!
60/50 split the lotto: nicola, having taught maths in ireland decided this was a fair split for the lotto winnings from the ticket she and elaine got. elaine would have split it with all of us.
oh, and my most favourite. elaine, nicola and gerry went to science world. at some point, elaine was standing around, trying to ignore the child asking her a question. finally she looked at the kid and he asked her how far 100 metres is. she pointed to a spot 10 metres away and said to there. this is made extra funny because when we went jet skiing, and elaine took over, she almost hit other boats (you're supposed to stay 100 feet away from other water craft) and had no clue how far she was supposed to stay from the beach. she also probably destroyed that child's chances of becoming anything that has to do with distances.
we hope our visitors had as much fun camping, shopping, eating, making s'mores, jet skiing, eating, shopping, eating, shopping, and of course visiting as we did!
thanks for making the trip!!!
Friday, August 08, 2008
yes, i know
i know that rough times happening in a person's life help you appreciate the good ones even more, but (whoa is me) i think i deserve a break.
and that's all i'm going to say about that. good news now.
wedding dress plans are getting sorted. we have probably found someone to do the cupcakes. more testing (not by me, i'm sticking to my allergy list) will occur in the next couple of weeks. and, although i have found out the florist i wanted to use has sold his business, i'm not too worried (weird) but will definitely start to look into a local one.
i'm still working. and it's still confidential, so there'll be no chit chat about that... except that boring jobs shouldn't be confidential. it makes them worse to not be able to whinge about them. :o)
one week until elaine and nicola come! how exciting is that. i believe events will include shopping, whale watching, shopping, eating, jack johnson at the gorge in george, WA some eating, and some shopping. then suz gets here and we'll do something similar but with dave matthews at the gorge, instead of jack.
whoo hoo!
and that's all i'm going to say about that. good news now.
wedding dress plans are getting sorted. we have probably found someone to do the cupcakes. more testing (not by me, i'm sticking to my allergy list) will occur in the next couple of weeks. and, although i have found out the florist i wanted to use has sold his business, i'm not too worried (weird) but will definitely start to look into a local one.
i'm still working. and it's still confidential, so there'll be no chit chat about that... except that boring jobs shouldn't be confidential. it makes them worse to not be able to whinge about them. :o)
one week until elaine and nicola come! how exciting is that. i believe events will include shopping, whale watching, shopping, eating, jack johnson at the gorge in george, WA some eating, and some shopping. then suz gets here and we'll do something similar but with dave matthews at the gorge, instead of jack.
whoo hoo!
Friday, July 18, 2008
still going
so, i'm still cleansing. this means things basically suck in the food department around here. what worries me most is that these 'cookies' i made (banana, oats, cinnamon, threw in some nuts for excitement) tasted super gross when i first tried one but by the second day i was like: hey, these aren't that bad!
in other fun news, we got an ikea couch that pulls out into a bed for our guests who will be arriving in less than a month! (by one day, but still!) oh, and on the weekend, with some assistance from my fellah, i made raspberry jam. i've already given a few jars away, so i hope they taste alright. they are, of course, laden with sugar, so i wasn't able to taste it while sweating away over the stove.
lastly, my belly dancing class is going well. um... well, okay the teacher is a good belly dancer, but i don't know that i would say she's a good teacher. it's only one more class, so i don't really mind, and i do feel like i've learned some stuff, and even more importantly, had some nice sweaty work outs.
in other fun news, we got an ikea couch that pulls out into a bed for our guests who will be arriving in less than a month! (by one day, but still!) oh, and on the weekend, with some assistance from my fellah, i made raspberry jam. i've already given a few jars away, so i hope they taste alright. they are, of course, laden with sugar, so i wasn't able to taste it while sweating away over the stove.
lastly, my belly dancing class is going well. um... well, okay the teacher is a good belly dancer, but i don't know that i would say she's a good teacher. it's only one more class, so i don't really mind, and i do feel like i've learned some stuff, and even more importantly, had some nice sweaty work outs.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
working 9-5
*shock & horror*
i've been temping this week. and will finish the week with it too. in fact, i've got something (or should have, i'm just waiting for the confirmation email) lined up for the next month after this.
busy me. busy bee.
have i mentioned that i think i can taste one of the medicines prescribed to me? i can't which. they all have a similar weird smell.
i've been temping this week. and will finish the week with it too. in fact, i've got something (or should have, i'm just waiting for the confirmation email) lined up for the next month after this.
busy me. busy bee.
have i mentioned that i think i can taste one of the medicines prescribed to me? i can't which. they all have a similar weird smell.
control
as many of you, my massive audience of 2, know, i have a serious problem with eczema and psoriasis. both of which can be very painful and fairly disgusting. well, let me clarify... it doesn't bother me to see it on other people, but when you have it, you know people are staring at it, and you know most people think it's disgusting.
it also leads to other things, like arthritis, scarring, hair loss, etc.. basically, it's not the worst thing out there, but it's not super either.
so, in my attempts to get a grip on this thing, i saw a specialist again, on tuesday. i told him where i am having problems and he looked and talked to the other guy there (student or whatever). he rambled off some stuff and filled 3 sheets of prescription paper.
so, i went to the drug store and had to wait *ages* for everything. then when i got to the till the total was $200! and let me tell you, it is hard to figure out what is going on with all this stuff. i will admit, it's a good deal my own fault cause i should have been more demanding, but i can never remember that stuff anyway. and i guess cause i've started a cleanse under rachel's guidance, i was a little more ambivalent about the prescriptions from the MD.
basically, i want to use the prescription stuff to clear up the issues, especially on my scalp and arms and i'm hoping with rachel's help, i'll be able to cure the problem.
also, please take this as a warning that not only am i going to be PMSing, i'm also going to be a psycho needing some peanut butter, chocolate, potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, sugar, bread, dairy, etc..
on that note, i will do one more blog and then go to sleep.
it also leads to other things, like arthritis, scarring, hair loss, etc.. basically, it's not the worst thing out there, but it's not super either.
so, in my attempts to get a grip on this thing, i saw a specialist again, on tuesday. i told him where i am having problems and he looked and talked to the other guy there (student or whatever). he rambled off some stuff and filled 3 sheets of prescription paper.
so, i went to the drug store and had to wait *ages* for everything. then when i got to the till the total was $200! and let me tell you, it is hard to figure out what is going on with all this stuff. i will admit, it's a good deal my own fault cause i should have been more demanding, but i can never remember that stuff anyway. and i guess cause i've started a cleanse under rachel's guidance, i was a little more ambivalent about the prescriptions from the MD.
basically, i want to use the prescription stuff to clear up the issues, especially on my scalp and arms and i'm hoping with rachel's help, i'll be able to cure the problem.
also, please take this as a warning that not only am i going to be PMSing, i'm also going to be a psycho needing some peanut butter, chocolate, potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, sugar, bread, dairy, etc..
on that note, i will do one more blog and then go to sleep.
Friday, June 27, 2008
get well soon
ugh!!
it's been a good week and a half that i've been sick. bouts of voicelessness, coughing, sneezing and muscle aches have been ruling my world, so i've been staying very close to home lately. except for when i had to go to the doctor... in HOPE!
seriously, it is so frickin' hard to get a doctor around here. in fact:
dear mr. campbell,
please recruit more doctors and while you're at it, increase health care benefits cause the current situation SUCKS!!!
yours truly,
ursula
luckily i already had an appointment for my doctor, for my gimped shoulder, so when i was there she checked out the cold situation and ordered me to rest and fluids.
so what exciting things have i been doing to keep myself busy? reading garbage, getting my butt kicked all over the Wii Friends Network by Jen, Reid and Conor, watching wedding shows and law & order (same thing really, isn't it?) and doing all kinds of fun wedding things like save the date cards and planning website details. and of course, sleeping like crazy. i've also been trying to get off the nyquil now that i have deemed myself not so sick that i need it to sleep.
tonight we have a meeting with a potential photographer and more excitingly, drinks with ang and lief.
whoot, there it is.
it's been a good week and a half that i've been sick. bouts of voicelessness, coughing, sneezing and muscle aches have been ruling my world, so i've been staying very close to home lately. except for when i had to go to the doctor... in HOPE!
seriously, it is so frickin' hard to get a doctor around here. in fact:
dear mr. campbell,
please recruit more doctors and while you're at it, increase health care benefits cause the current situation SUCKS!!!
yours truly,
ursula
luckily i already had an appointment for my doctor, for my gimped shoulder, so when i was there she checked out the cold situation and ordered me to rest and fluids.
so what exciting things have i been doing to keep myself busy? reading garbage, getting my butt kicked all over the Wii Friends Network by Jen, Reid and Conor, watching wedding shows and law & order (same thing really, isn't it?) and doing all kinds of fun wedding things like save the date cards and planning website details. and of course, sleeping like crazy. i've also been trying to get off the nyquil now that i have deemed myself not so sick that i need it to sleep.
tonight we have a meeting with a potential photographer and more excitingly, drinks with ang and lief.
whoot, there it is.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
staycation
since wednesday i've been home-alone. as you may know from previous posts, when i'm left alone at home i like to stay up late, do housework and especially organize.
this time alone, i've decided to treat it as a vacation, or because i've stayed home, a staycation.
i've been staying up late reading trashy books, having naps in the afternoon, and really not straying far from home. it's been nice. it has of course been spattered with some laundry and food making. an appointment here, and meeting up with some people there. for the most part, a fairly relaxed pace of enjoying the sunshine and letting my body dictate the hours it wants to keep.
tomorrow i have a lesson to give, but that's already planned. and of course, it's saturday, so i'll be visiting my brother. otherwise, i have a dessert to make for the father's day barbeque at rachel's and then i might pull out my sewing machine to make the yoga mat bag i've been meaning to for ages. hmmm... i guess i should make sure the cord is still in there, from when i first got all of the supplies. maybe this project will be delayed until next week. it's less convenient to want to whip something up when there's no longer a fabric/craft store to get your supplies from for free. :o) and since i'm on staycation, i wouldn't want to go out of my way, and have to stop at a store.
this time alone, i've decided to treat it as a vacation, or because i've stayed home, a staycation.
i've been staying up late reading trashy books, having naps in the afternoon, and really not straying far from home. it's been nice. it has of course been spattered with some laundry and food making. an appointment here, and meeting up with some people there. for the most part, a fairly relaxed pace of enjoying the sunshine and letting my body dictate the hours it wants to keep.
tomorrow i have a lesson to give, but that's already planned. and of course, it's saturday, so i'll be visiting my brother. otherwise, i have a dessert to make for the father's day barbeque at rachel's and then i might pull out my sewing machine to make the yoga mat bag i've been meaning to for ages. hmmm... i guess i should make sure the cord is still in there, from when i first got all of the supplies. maybe this project will be delayed until next week. it's less convenient to want to whip something up when there's no longer a fabric/craft store to get your supplies from for free. :o) and since i'm on staycation, i wouldn't want to go out of my way, and have to stop at a store.
Saturday, June 07, 2008
a little something like this
not exactly, but the idea is there. oh, and p.s. i don't look like her in it. in case we haven't met.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
try this on for size!
tomorrow i have an appointment to try on some wedding dresses. we'll see if the pictures i've ripped from wedding magazines come even close to some resemblance when they're on me.
i'm bringing rachel for this fun escapade, and hopefully she'll be able to take pics. is itbad luck to post wedding dress pictures before you're married? hmm...
i'm bringing rachel for this fun escapade, and hopefully she'll be able to take pics. is itbad luck to post wedding dress pictures before you're married? hmm...
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
sexy time
we saw sex and the city on friday. it was really all i could have hoped for. i loved it. i would like to try to see again while it's at our local.
you know how when you the new indy movie? well, it's not like that all. i wasn't disappointed with s&tc. it was like watching the show again, except longer and even more involving. three thumbs up.
other good movies we've seen lately:
what happens in vegas
iron man
baby mama
made of honour
and a bunch of other ones too... but these are what i remember. did you know you can exchange air miles for movie passes? oh, and on tuesdays at our local, it's only $5.25. rock arm.
you know how when you the new indy movie? well, it's not like that all. i wasn't disappointed with s&tc. it was like watching the show again, except longer and even more involving. three thumbs up.
other good movies we've seen lately:
what happens in vegas
iron man
baby mama
made of honour
and a bunch of other ones too... but these are what i remember. did you know you can exchange air miles for movie passes? oh, and on tuesdays at our local, it's only $5.25. rock arm.
hope is the dream of a soul awake.
i'm not sure if it's PMS hormone weird-o issues, or if it's because i recently read the 'when someone's missing' chapter of the wedding book cheryl sent me, or if because on this show last night they dedicated their first dance to this guy's mom who had passed away. in any case, this morning i had a dream. in the dream my mom was alive and living in australia. why not? a lot of the dream involved me being on the plane to go find and see her. i think danielle and gerry were with me.
Sunday, June 01, 2008
huh? what?
it's june 1. i guess i'll blog.
oh, and things have been pretty suck-ass lately so i think it's best to blog. :o)
i got a call from the gov't (finally) for a phone interview. i'd say it went well enough. who knows, really... it was so quick! 3-5 talk to test your communication skills. i also asked when they'd let people know about the position. apparently now it's sometime in the summer.
needless to say, i cannot not be working until i find out. so instead of holding my breath, i've decided to do some shallow breathing. i'm going to continue doing temp stuff until i hear either way. then if it's a big ol' NO, i will have still been earning some cash and keeping my eyes peeled for other jobs earning equivalent $ and with similar benefits.
speaking of temp stuff... on friday my placement was at a clinic that does sample testing from animals. i was doing the intake, so i got to wear a lab coat and touch test tubes and jars full of various body stuff. the grossest was something a cat had coughed up. it looked like something between a gall stone and 1.5 cm diametre chunks of phlegm. also gross? sometimes you could get a whiff of poop. oh, and the fact that the guy i was working with had a sever BO problem. like, stink fest 2008! still, if not for the following two incidents, i would have happily gone back there... it's close to me, easy work, and pays well enough. *but*
1. at lunch a lady literally took the paper i was reading and 5 minutes later asked me if i had been reading it. i said that yes, actually i was, and then she launched into a tirade about the article she just had to read (about the vaccine for cervical cancer) and how she would never get that for her daughters, and if she had to do it all over again, she wouldn't get them other vaccines either, etc.. i just let her talk (for ages) and didn't comment until well into it for the second breath. i asked her about polio. i didn't actually care about her answer, but i wanted to say it. heh heh.
2. one of the ladies i was working with decided to share with the class (a muslim lady, the BO dude and me) that she has been pregnant 10 times. you see, she can get pregnant easily, but staying pregnant is the problem. *ha ha ha!* oh, and she used to be a party girl, and she even got pregnant because she drank too much when she was younger. *oh, how silly of her!* now, the weird thing is that she would have been a grand enough person to work with, except for all of her explanations on why she wants to move to Calgary, but hopefully never see one of her many exes from Edmonton. and her crazy pregnancy talk that she just wouldn't let go for AGES!
also exciting is that i had another argument with my sister. she's really pissing me off right now. well, she often does piss me off, but right now she is really really pushing my buttons. i believe i need a break from her. she doesn't read this blog, so unfortunately i'm going to have to articulate this in another way.
oh, today we bought an HDPVR. it doesn't work yet because the first one we bought was broken. and i almost broke myself on our IKEA tv stand where the glass shelving seems to want to fall on me... taking the VCR and such with it. they didn't have anymore, so we had to go to another London Drugs... after calling 3 different ones to find another PVR. so, we drove the broken one to Cloverdale and was expecting the lovely service you usually get at London Drugs. not this time. the guy, Michel, was so condescending it was making me furious. p.s. Michel... i don't care if this is the last one you have in stock, or that you probably feel like you're wasting it, because you feel that i wouldn't have a clue if something is actually working or not. you work at London Drugs, so take it back and replace it. oh, and when i asked if you should put the bar code in somewhere? yeah, you should have. now we can't register the stupid thing, although it does work now (yay!) because you told me we didn't need to register the number. listen ass-face. a little less condescension, a little more help and customer service, please.
also crappy? the forces worked against us today and there was no time for baby sheep squishing. i'll have to take care of that this week... a little cuddle from almost polar bears would be nice after i tell Michel what i think.
and to top it off, i am extra grumpy because i have severe pms.
now, there is some good news, so i can maybe have some nice dreams... S&TC was brilliant. yay. i loved it. i might even get ambitious at some point and watch the entire series and the movie sometime. that would really nice for me. with some popcorn and peanut butter fingers. yup. that'd be nice.
gerry brought me home DQ tonight and chocolate. which really could have been a meal replacement today.
and to finish it, things are moving along well enought for all things wedding.
yay. bed. now.
oh, and things have been pretty suck-ass lately so i think it's best to blog. :o)
i got a call from the gov't (finally) for a phone interview. i'd say it went well enough. who knows, really... it was so quick! 3-5 talk to test your communication skills. i also asked when they'd let people know about the position. apparently now it's sometime in the summer.
needless to say, i cannot not be working until i find out. so instead of holding my breath, i've decided to do some shallow breathing. i'm going to continue doing temp stuff until i hear either way. then if it's a big ol' NO, i will have still been earning some cash and keeping my eyes peeled for other jobs earning equivalent $ and with similar benefits.
speaking of temp stuff... on friday my placement was at a clinic that does sample testing from animals. i was doing the intake, so i got to wear a lab coat and touch test tubes and jars full of various body stuff. the grossest was something a cat had coughed up. it looked like something between a gall stone and 1.5 cm diametre chunks of phlegm. also gross? sometimes you could get a whiff of poop. oh, and the fact that the guy i was working with had a sever BO problem. like, stink fest 2008! still, if not for the following two incidents, i would have happily gone back there... it's close to me, easy work, and pays well enough. *but*
1. at lunch a lady literally took the paper i was reading and 5 minutes later asked me if i had been reading it. i said that yes, actually i was, and then she launched into a tirade about the article she just had to read (about the vaccine for cervical cancer) and how she would never get that for her daughters, and if she had to do it all over again, she wouldn't get them other vaccines either, etc.. i just let her talk (for ages) and didn't comment until well into it for the second breath. i asked her about polio. i didn't actually care about her answer, but i wanted to say it. heh heh.
2. one of the ladies i was working with decided to share with the class (a muslim lady, the BO dude and me) that she has been pregnant 10 times. you see, she can get pregnant easily, but staying pregnant is the problem. *ha ha ha!* oh, and she used to be a party girl, and she even got pregnant because she drank too much when she was younger. *oh, how silly of her!* now, the weird thing is that she would have been a grand enough person to work with, except for all of her explanations on why she wants to move to Calgary, but hopefully never see one of her many exes from Edmonton. and her crazy pregnancy talk that she just wouldn't let go for AGES!
also exciting is that i had another argument with my sister. she's really pissing me off right now. well, she often does piss me off, but right now she is really really pushing my buttons. i believe i need a break from her. she doesn't read this blog, so unfortunately i'm going to have to articulate this in another way.
oh, today we bought an HDPVR. it doesn't work yet because the first one we bought was broken. and i almost broke myself on our IKEA tv stand where the glass shelving seems to want to fall on me... taking the VCR and such with it. they didn't have anymore, so we had to go to another London Drugs... after calling 3 different ones to find another PVR. so, we drove the broken one to Cloverdale and was expecting the lovely service you usually get at London Drugs. not this time. the guy, Michel, was so condescending it was making me furious. p.s. Michel... i don't care if this is the last one you have in stock, or that you probably feel like you're wasting it, because you feel that i wouldn't have a clue if something is actually working or not. you work at London Drugs, so take it back and replace it. oh, and when i asked if you should put the bar code in somewhere? yeah, you should have. now we can't register the stupid thing, although it does work now (yay!) because you told me we didn't need to register the number. listen ass-face. a little less condescension, a little more help and customer service, please.
also crappy? the forces worked against us today and there was no time for baby sheep squishing. i'll have to take care of that this week... a little cuddle from almost polar bears would be nice after i tell Michel what i think.
and to top it off, i am extra grumpy because i have severe pms.
now, there is some good news, so i can maybe have some nice dreams... S&TC was brilliant. yay. i loved it. i might even get ambitious at some point and watch the entire series and the movie sometime. that would really nice for me. with some popcorn and peanut butter fingers. yup. that'd be nice.
gerry brought me home DQ tonight and chocolate. which really could have been a meal replacement today.
and to finish it, things are moving along well enought for all things wedding.
yay. bed. now.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
and it continues
while being mocked by ian and gerry about my plan to adopt a polar bear, gerry also looked up if there is an organisation that does this crazy idea of mine.
turns out the WWF has an adopt a polar bear programme! i'm getting a polar bear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yahoo!
turns out the WWF has an adopt a polar bear programme! i'm getting a polar bear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yahoo!
Saturday, May 10, 2008
it's not you, it's me
like i said, i've been temping. well, i guess i should say, i temped for the first time. it started on april 30, and goes until this monday. i'm covering for the receptionist who is in hawaii for a wedding. (p.s. i say 'forgetting sarah marshall' and highly recommend it. hilarious.)
the other day one lady came over and was like: we're out of creamer for my coffee. i need my cream. my response? okay. (1. i'm the only person answering the phone, and all of the calls come through me so it's really an issue to leave the desk. 2. is the number of able legs she has that can take her upstairs to the boardroom where there is 'her creamer'.) so, surprisingly, she didn't seem to appreciate my lack of caring about her lack of cream in the downstairs fridge. she promptly went into this big thing about how badly she needs her cream and how she knows it's upstairs in the boardroom fridge but she doesn't know where the girl i'm covering for keeps it.
clearly this was a really big issue (in case her panic was anything to go by). so after about 30 minutes i left the phone unattended and went to look for the boardroom and the hidden cream. turns out, the only things in the fridge were two big bags of cream. good thing i didn't tell her to get it herself.
the other day one lady came over and was like: we're out of creamer for my coffee. i need my cream. my response? okay. (1. i'm the only person answering the phone, and all of the calls come through me so it's really an issue to leave the desk. 2. is the number of able legs she has that can take her upstairs to the boardroom where there is 'her creamer'.) so, surprisingly, she didn't seem to appreciate my lack of caring about her lack of cream in the downstairs fridge. she promptly went into this big thing about how badly she needs her cream and how she knows it's upstairs in the boardroom fridge but she doesn't know where the girl i'm covering for keeps it.
clearly this was a really big issue (in case her panic was anything to go by). so after about 30 minutes i left the phone unattended and went to look for the boardroom and the hidden cream. turns out, the only things in the fridge were two big bags of cream. good thing i didn't tell her to get it herself.
a letter to gerry
dear gerry,
i love you very much. i think that a baby polar bear would be a great addition to the hoefer gainford family.
please can we get a baby polar bear? i promise it won't eat the baby sheep!
love,
ursula
i love you very much. i think that a baby polar bear would be a great addition to the hoefer gainford family.
please can we get a baby polar bear? i promise it won't eat the baby sheep!
love,
ursula
well, i know you have one of those
in case you didn't know, i'm waiting to hear back about a government job i applied to AGES ago. at this point, i have no idea what's going on, so i agreed to do some temp work. it's extra cash, and keeps me busy. very busy actually, but that's another blog.
at this place of work, yesterday they gave out a single yellow rose to the mom's for mother's day. when the boss came around to me, he was like: you're not a mom, are you? i was like: no, no i'm not (which was confirmed by a pregnancy test this morning, but again, another blog). so he says (because some bosses know everything) well, i know you at least have one. obviously, not just because i don't, but because there are other people out there in the same situation, i said that actually i don't.
when almost the exact same situation came up later, i had thought i would just let it be, but clearly i couldn't.
ah well. maybe next year i'll just embrace mother's day as the feminist celebration as it was intended and not feel grumpy and bitter about the whole situation. i guess there's father's day and a whole slew of other holidays to try to ignore first.
at this place of work, yesterday they gave out a single yellow rose to the mom's for mother's day. when the boss came around to me, he was like: you're not a mom, are you? i was like: no, no i'm not (which was confirmed by a pregnancy test this morning, but again, another blog). so he says (because some bosses know everything) well, i know you at least have one. obviously, not just because i don't, but because there are other people out there in the same situation, i said that actually i don't.
when almost the exact same situation came up later, i had thought i would just let it be, but clearly i couldn't.
ah well. maybe next year i'll just embrace mother's day as the feminist celebration as it was intended and not feel grumpy and bitter about the whole situation. i guess there's father's day and a whole slew of other holidays to try to ignore first.
what's troubling gus?
i would like a baby polar bear.
for the last 12 hours i've been begging gerry to let me get one. he doesn't seem to think strata would be up for this. i wonder if bear years are like dog years? but maybe bear years could be like 1 week is 19 years in human time. (cause my building does not allow residents under 19 years.) this might be a point to research.
in the meantime, i've called my polar bear snowball. i was going to call it turtle, but changed my mind. and in the meantime, i should research bear adoption programs... like maybe there's an 'adopt a wild bear' kind of programme. but one where you don't take it home, because your strata wouldn't like it; oh, and also because bears belong in the wild, of course.
for the last 12 hours i've been begging gerry to let me get one. he doesn't seem to think strata would be up for this. i wonder if bear years are like dog years? but maybe bear years could be like 1 week is 19 years in human time. (cause my building does not allow residents under 19 years.) this might be a point to research.
in the meantime, i've called my polar bear snowball. i was going to call it turtle, but changed my mind. and in the meantime, i should research bear adoption programs... like maybe there's an 'adopt a wild bear' kind of programme. but one where you don't take it home, because your strata wouldn't like it; oh, and also because bears belong in the wild, of course.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
it's been five long days...
and i love chocolate just the same.
it's actually only been since saturday. but it's the longest since the cleanse that i've gone without chocolate, i'm sure.
if i sound like an addict, it's probably because i am. i'm hoping to not binge once i'm back on the wagon. it's not like i meant to quit. i'm not cleansing (thank god); it just kind of happened by accident and now that the hard part is over i'm just going to go with it.
it's actually only been since saturday. but it's the longest since the cleanse that i've gone without chocolate, i'm sure.
if i sound like an addict, it's probably because i am. i'm hoping to not binge once i'm back on the wagon. it's not like i meant to quit. i'm not cleansing (thank god); it just kind of happened by accident and now that the hard part is over i'm just going to go with it.
Monday, April 14, 2008
hey look! it's a baby.
okay, this is pretty much a terrible picture of me, but it's a good one of Benjamin.
he was very cute and sleepy. no crying, just cooing.
yesterday was a big feed at the stewart house. chosie and juliet were down for a visit and the whole family came over to take turns holding benjamin and to celebrate alicia, gabe and stephen's birthdays.
the frozen lemon mousse i brought was a hit.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
the worst prize ever... except for death
our door prize is the worst prize ever.
the only thing i can say in its defense? i have not laughed this hard since being drunk and watching the IT crowd at New Year's.
allow me to list in order of goodness:
1. the basket (i'm not into baskets *at all* but it's something i can regift without shame
because there is a function... it's like a gift bag for me: not into them so i just reuse them)
2. two white votives
3. some swan table/cake toppers (whatever that is)
4. swan/lovebird picture holder
5. weird photo album
6. a magnet wrapped in cellophane
basically this is the worst prize in history. i did laugh my ass off (good) but now am at a loss as to what i should do with this dollar store stuff (bad). my suggestion? don't have a wedding until i get rid of this crap, cause you might be the next 'lucky' recipient. i might take some pictures.
the only thing i can say in its defense? i have not laughed this hard since being drunk and watching the IT crowd at New Year's.
allow me to list in order of goodness:
1. the basket (i'm not into baskets *at all* but it's something i can regift without shame
because there is a function... it's like a gift bag for me: not into them so i just reuse them)
2. two white votives
3. some swan table/cake toppers (whatever that is)
4. swan/lovebird picture holder
5. weird photo album
6. a magnet wrapped in cellophane
basically this is the worst prize in history. i did laugh my ass off (good) but now am at a loss as to what i should do with this dollar store stuff (bad). my suggestion? don't have a wedding until i get rid of this crap, cause you might be the next 'lucky' recipient. i might take some pictures.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
a boy, a bunny
i forgot to mention what we saw last week going to our salsa class. so i will now.
we were walking through the bus loop to get to our class at the rec centre when what should cross in front of us? a boy on a skateboard carrying his bunny in a cage.
gerry and i looked at each other and voiced our wishes for a camera.
we were walking through the bus loop to get to our class at the rec centre when what should cross in front of us? a boy on a skateboard carrying his bunny in a cage.
gerry and i looked at each other and voiced our wishes for a camera.
Friday, April 11, 2008
matilda's scarf
look at what i made! the scarf, not the girl. it looks a bit camo, but it's nice and soft and squishy. it matched matilda's new jacket so perfectly it was an obvious choice.
chips and salsa
gerry and i are doing salsa lessons with danielle and jordy.
it's fun. tonight we get our cds with the music on them so we can practice at home. i sweat last week. hmmm... maybe i should wax my pits to help with that 'issue'. and by referring to my sweaty pits as an 'issue' i mean that i have to wash my workout clothes more often if i'm really sweaty in them.
so far (after one lesson) we're pretty much experts. as long as the class stays at this level, there won't be any problems. my concern is that it won't.
it's fun. tonight we get our cds with the music on them so we can practice at home. i sweat last week. hmmm... maybe i should wax my pits to help with that 'issue'. and by referring to my sweaty pits as an 'issue' i mean that i have to wash my workout clothes more often if i'm really sweaty in them.
so far (after one lesson) we're pretty much experts. as long as the class stays at this level, there won't be any problems. my concern is that it won't.
wedding belles
hmm... maybe i should have a bit of a disclaimer here.
as usual, my current obsessions will be thoroughly and publicly discussed here. current obsessions include all things weddings. so, if that's going to bore you... you might want to practice your skimming skills for the next while. i'm sure there will be a couple of months where there is no wedding talk. it's just that to get to that point, we have to do a few things or else we'll be stuck on the one point for the next million years.
we're thinking of setting up a bit of a website and having a wedding section. this will allow for online rsvp-ing, and lots of info on local stuff (once we know what local is) like hotels, sights, maybe even some wedding info like: please don't wear a green dress, unless you want to look like a bridesmaid. :o)
i'll keep you posted in any case.
current *big* obsessions include: locations, my dress, the date and milking big stores for as much free stuff as possible. i really do plan to only get married once, so i'm hoping that i can remember all the stories about places offering upgrades and champagne and all that stuff that people have told me about in the past.
the dress is a big one because i've never dreamed about my wedding. i didn't even think i'd be doing this... i blame gerry, because it's my blog, and i can. i guess i'm one of those, 'if you're gonna bother doing it, you might as well do it right' type of people. so i am, and as such, i will have a lovely dress and maybe even a lovely veil. but i'm not really sold on that yet. we'll see.
as usual, my current obsessions will be thoroughly and publicly discussed here. current obsessions include all things weddings. so, if that's going to bore you... you might want to practice your skimming skills for the next while. i'm sure there will be a couple of months where there is no wedding talk. it's just that to get to that point, we have to do a few things or else we'll be stuck on the one point for the next million years.
we're thinking of setting up a bit of a website and having a wedding section. this will allow for online rsvp-ing, and lots of info on local stuff (once we know what local is) like hotels, sights, maybe even some wedding info like: please don't wear a green dress, unless you want to look like a bridesmaid. :o)
i'll keep you posted in any case.
current *big* obsessions include: locations, my dress, the date and milking big stores for as much free stuff as possible. i really do plan to only get married once, so i'm hoping that i can remember all the stories about places offering upgrades and champagne and all that stuff that people have told me about in the past.
the dress is a big one because i've never dreamed about my wedding. i didn't even think i'd be doing this... i blame gerry, because it's my blog, and i can. i guess i'm one of those, 'if you're gonna bother doing it, you might as well do it right' type of people. so i am, and as such, i will have a lovely dress and maybe even a lovely veil. but i'm not really sold on that yet. we'll see.
just say no
well, i've now said no to two jobs. am i an idiot? only time will tell.
i struggled with the last one, but in the end, and after a lot of talking about it, it was decided that i should risk holding out for the government one. and go from there. in the meantime, i might be looking for something casual and very local. i would need to be able to bike/walk to wherever the money takes me. the government positions will probably be a while before we hear back.
the good news is that the other place that offered me a job said to let them know if the government one doesn't work out. which i thought was very kind. and lucky. and nice. (no i don't think they would read this, so i'm just sayin' it like it is.)
so that's me, unemployed and lovin' it. :o) the only part that sucks is that we only have 1 car, and the lack of money coming in means less that should be going out. booo urns!
i struggled with the last one, but in the end, and after a lot of talking about it, it was decided that i should risk holding out for the government one. and go from there. in the meantime, i might be looking for something casual and very local. i would need to be able to bike/walk to wherever the money takes me. the government positions will probably be a while before we hear back.
the good news is that the other place that offered me a job said to let them know if the government one doesn't work out. which i thought was very kind. and lucky. and nice. (no i don't think they would read this, so i'm just sayin' it like it is.)
so that's me, unemployed and lovin' it. :o) the only part that sucks is that we only have 1 car, and the lack of money coming in means less that should be going out. booo urns!
register your guns
as you probably know (since i just blogged it) gerry and i are now registered at the bay and home outfitters. please don't rush out to look at the lists. they are random and all over the place. and to be honest neither of us were up for it at the time. maybe in another 6 months. or maybe even AFTER we have sent out save the date cards. for now, we only have like 5 items on each list.
we don't have a date or a location for our wedding. but we're registered (how amazing is that?). some stuff we want, some stuff (a good amount, actually) is there for winning other stuff. i felt we should approach the registry in the manner of supermarket sweep. get all of the 'bonus items' and then focus on a couple of things we do want/need. we've registered for a kitchenaid mixer, food processor, and blender, all of which we already have, but in a few months i might be blogging that i won new kitchen appliances from this.
the most tempting item that almost got put on the list as a joke, but in the end didn't? the sauna for 2.
the best comment? gerry's suggestion for a password for our online account, 'divorce'. i'm pretty sure the lady didn't think it was as funny as we thought.
suggestion to the bay and home outfitters? make the lists available for editing online.
we don't have a date or a location for our wedding. but we're registered (how amazing is that?). some stuff we want, some stuff (a good amount, actually) is there for winning other stuff. i felt we should approach the registry in the manner of supermarket sweep. get all of the 'bonus items' and then focus on a couple of things we do want/need. we've registered for a kitchenaid mixer, food processor, and blender, all of which we already have, but in a few months i might be blogging that i won new kitchen appliances from this.
the most tempting item that almost got put on the list as a joke, but in the end didn't? the sauna for 2.
the best comment? gerry's suggestion for a password for our online account, 'divorce'. i'm pretty sure the lady didn't think it was as funny as we thought.
suggestion to the bay and home outfitters? make the lists available for editing online.
you win!
yesterday we got two phone calls. one about 'winning' two nights free hotel if we go to this presentation (i said yes initially because what's 90 mins if we get free hotel to use for a weekend away?). then i googled it, and decided that a 90 minute presentation on expensive pots and pans from Table Charms wouldn't be so bad, but all of the reviews of the gift certificate you get said it's really hard to book the time. oh, and that they want you to put your deposit on the booking and they may cancel it at any time blah blah blah. so we're not going to go.
when the phone rang later, and i was making dinner, i thought it was danielle calling because gerry was being quite familiar. when he said: oh, we won something? i just figured it was danielle calling to joke around so i said, what did we win, a baby? (aren't i clever?) anyway, it was the bay in langley and apparently we won some prize from them but they won't tell us what it is. i had a hard time sleeping last night. gerry's doing his nerds stuff today and maybe tomorrow, so it might not be until sunday that i find out what it is. it hasn't stopped me from dreaming that it's a vacation or a HUGE gift certificate though (but i think it was this basket with a bra in it).
i don't mind. i'm excited to have won.
when the phone rang later, and i was making dinner, i thought it was danielle calling because gerry was being quite familiar. when he said: oh, we won something? i just figured it was danielle calling to joke around so i said, what did we win, a baby? (aren't i clever?) anyway, it was the bay in langley and apparently we won some prize from them but they won't tell us what it is. i had a hard time sleeping last night. gerry's doing his nerds stuff today and maybe tomorrow, so it might not be until sunday that i find out what it is. it hasn't stopped me from dreaming that it's a vacation or a HUGE gift certificate though (but i think it was this basket with a bra in it).
i don't mind. i'm excited to have won.
some breasts with my salad
gerry and i went to langley on wednesday. when i went to the wedding show in vancouver with danielle and erin, as part of the trauma, there was a stall from the bay. *so* i entered their contest and then they were like if you register with us we'll enter you in this draw and this one, and you'll get two $25 gift cards, one from the bay and one from home outfitters. at first, i was like: forget it, we're not registering. but the gift cards tempted me, and the pressure from erin and danielle convinced me.
anyway, we were going to activate the two cards in langley and bring our recycling to the bottle depot (our apartment recycling doesn't take milk cartons, so it's easier to just do them all at once there). while registering at the bay the lady was like, OH! are you staying for our wedding show? and i expected gerry to be like: hells no! but he didn't. and there were prizes to be won, so we were like: okay. weddings are serious business, and there were more things to be won!
we decided to just head to home outfitters, do our thing there and then have dinner and go back for the bridal show. after some discussion (i'd been to the olive garden with my *other* boyfriend earlier in the week) we ended up at earls.
they should call the place breasts. maybe even t & a. when we walked in, this stick figure with a black scrap of material greeted us at the door. to her credit, she was friendly. seriously, i think her dress came from fredrick's of hollywood or else it was left over from her days as an exotic dancer/porn star/hooker. or maybe it was 'detailed' at home because it would have been a normal, if scandalously short, black dress, except for the massive hole in the chest that her boobs were falling out of. her highly 'blushed' boobs. someone's been reading too many magazines with pam anderson.
the lady's dress beside her had a slit so high in the back, if she bent over i probably would have had to tip her a fiver in her g string.
oh, and speaking of underwear... our waitress was the most modestly dressed character there. the top part of her dress was completely non-offensive. it's too bad the skirt part was greyhound (chasing the hare) and tight enough for me to see the texture on her thong.
gerry will be returning there, but probably with the rest of the guys from his stag party.
i will stick to the old people earls in white rock and surrey.
anyway, we were going to activate the two cards in langley and bring our recycling to the bottle depot (our apartment recycling doesn't take milk cartons, so it's easier to just do them all at once there). while registering at the bay the lady was like, OH! are you staying for our wedding show? and i expected gerry to be like: hells no! but he didn't. and there were prizes to be won, so we were like: okay. weddings are serious business, and there were more things to be won!
we decided to just head to home outfitters, do our thing there and then have dinner and go back for the bridal show. after some discussion (i'd been to the olive garden with my *other* boyfriend earlier in the week) we ended up at earls.
they should call the place breasts. maybe even t & a. when we walked in, this stick figure with a black scrap of material greeted us at the door. to her credit, she was friendly. seriously, i think her dress came from fredrick's of hollywood or else it was left over from her days as an exotic dancer/porn star/hooker. or maybe it was 'detailed' at home because it would have been a normal, if scandalously short, black dress, except for the massive hole in the chest that her boobs were falling out of. her highly 'blushed' boobs. someone's been reading too many magazines with pam anderson.
the lady's dress beside her had a slit so high in the back, if she bent over i probably would have had to tip her a fiver in her g string.
oh, and speaking of underwear... our waitress was the most modestly dressed character there. the top part of her dress was completely non-offensive. it's too bad the skirt part was greyhound (chasing the hare) and tight enough for me to see the texture on her thong.
gerry will be returning there, but probably with the rest of the guys from his stag party.
i will stick to the old people earls in white rock and surrey.
fancy seeing you around here
yeah, it's been a while. but i don't think my love affair with blogging has dwindled, and when fun/writable things happen, i try to remember so i can entertain my reading masses. then i forget. boo urns.
so, i have some stuff to write about, and to make it more fun, and mess up people's feedy things i will write them separately. mwah hah hah.
oh, and p.s. they won't necessarily be in order. i'm just gonna let people binge randomly.
so, i have some stuff to write about, and to make it more fun, and mess up people's feedy things i will write them separately. mwah hah hah.
oh, and p.s. they won't necessarily be in order. i'm just gonna let people binge randomly.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
paddy's day 2008
this was our first paddy's day in vancouver. well, by our, i mean mine with gerry.
there were lots of celebrations this week in vancouver, so on sunday we made our way to the city and missed the parade. *but* we did get to enjoy traditional irish treats like cotton candy and barbequed corn on the cob... oh wait those aren't irish! we did get some irish tunes, dancing and heaps and heaps of green: face painting, beer, hats, shirts and kilts.
it was good family fun followed by a leprechaun covered DQ cake. Yummy!
there were lots of celebrations this week in vancouver, so on sunday we made our way to the city and missed the parade. *but* we did get to enjoy traditional irish treats like cotton candy and barbequed corn on the cob... oh wait those aren't irish! we did get some irish tunes, dancing and heaps and heaps of green: face painting, beer, hats, shirts and kilts.
it was good family fun followed by a leprechaun covered DQ cake. Yummy!
Friday, March 07, 2008
a letter about jPod
Dear Doug,
I like what I'm seeing. Keep up the good work.
Best regards,
Ursula
P.S. Thanks to Jen for reminding me; 2 episodes watched, 3 downloaded.
I like what I'm seeing. Keep up the good work.
Best regards,
Ursula
P.S. Thanks to Jen for reminding me; 2 episodes watched, 3 downloaded.
Monday, February 25, 2008
granola grrl
today i made my own granola. it is delicious. seriously, supafine! it's a martha recipe fine tuned to suit my needs. i can't believe how tasty yummy it is. mmmm hmmmm!
i also applied for another job, this time government - wish me luck. other things happened as well, but they aren't very exciting.
back to that granola - wow!
i also applied for another job, this time government - wish me luck. other things happened as well, but they aren't very exciting.
back to that granola - wow!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
wikileaks - have you heard?
so, i just found out about this interesting little website called wikileaks. it's kinda like wikipedia, but it's all info governments, corporations, and sketchy individuals don't want you to know.
http://88.80.13.160/wiki/Main_Page
it had to switch to the i.p. because of a law suit brought against them by a bank in the caymans. wonder what goes on there...
http://88.80.13.160/wiki/Main_Page
it had to switch to the i.p. because of a law suit brought against them by a bank in the caymans. wonder what goes on there...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
and another!
less pictures, more text.
just so everyone knows: gerry and i are in white rock. searching for jobs. trying to sort out some family stuff, you know... getting it done. i'm going to say that we are happy and starting to settle in alright. i'm really glad to be back despite the chaos that comes with it. we knew it would happen, and it has so we're going to keep working through it and then hope that there is an end, even if it's not in sight.
we had a great to california and nevada and got some ideas for the wedding. now we just need to get jobs so that we can actually start to budget and plan.
there is soooo much unpacking to be done. when i moved here two and a half years ago, i barely unpacked. i was moving to ireland, and there didn't seem much point in unpacking boxes that stacked very nicely, thank you. now we're dealing with that, all of the stuff we sent over for gerry, my own crap from ireland and then a heap of stuff from cleaning out my mom's house. some we have to keep, hopefully lots that i can get rid of. otherwise we'll never invite people over.
we've also been trying to meet up with people. some we've seen a couple of times, others not at all. the good news is that we're here to stay, so while i mightn't have seen you yet, i promise to do so. it's a lame excuse, but we've been very busy! in fact things have been pretty crazy and stressful since we got back (before that, if we're honest) and i think gerry and i are both feeling a bit overwhelmed, but positive.
the party will come soon. please be patient with us until then!
just so everyone knows: gerry and i are in white rock. searching for jobs. trying to sort out some family stuff, you know... getting it done. i'm going to say that we are happy and starting to settle in alright. i'm really glad to be back despite the chaos that comes with it. we knew it would happen, and it has so we're going to keep working through it and then hope that there is an end, even if it's not in sight.
we had a great to california and nevada and got some ideas for the wedding. now we just need to get jobs so that we can actually start to budget and plan.
there is soooo much unpacking to be done. when i moved here two and a half years ago, i barely unpacked. i was moving to ireland, and there didn't seem much point in unpacking boxes that stacked very nicely, thank you. now we're dealing with that, all of the stuff we sent over for gerry, my own crap from ireland and then a heap of stuff from cleaning out my mom's house. some we have to keep, hopefully lots that i can get rid of. otherwise we'll never invite people over.
we've also been trying to meet up with people. some we've seen a couple of times, others not at all. the good news is that we're here to stay, so while i mightn't have seen you yet, i promise to do so. it's a lame excuse, but we've been very busy! in fact things have been pretty crazy and stressful since we got back (before that, if we're honest) and i think gerry and i are both feeling a bit overwhelmed, but positive.
the party will come soon. please be patient with us until then!
popular demand
i'm enjoying my evening off. to celebrate, i'm blogging and i'm going to upload some pics on facebook.
gerry and i got back about a week ago from our trip to the states.
first was healdsburg, where we visited wade and pattie, drank champagne and wine, ate yummy food, and had a good time.
then we headed to san fran to visit chris and sarah where more champagne, good food and some painful but interesting massages.
after that, it was off to reno for the night:
and then to elko to visit the fam! (this is my uncle chuck and my aunt rhonda.) we had an awesome time hanging out with everyone.
and this is my niece kaylee. i enjoyed the opportunity to teach her to say: i want chanel. and, 'five is for losers' just in case someone repeated gerry's question of, 'where is five?' when she counts: 1,2,3,4,6,7. good times! she is adorable.
gerry and i got back about a week ago from our trip to the states.
first was healdsburg, where we visited wade and pattie, drank champagne and wine, ate yummy food, and had a good time.
then we headed to san fran to visit chris and sarah where more champagne, good food and some painful but interesting massages.
after that, it was off to reno for the night:
and then to elko to visit the fam! (this is my uncle chuck and my aunt rhonda.) we had an awesome time hanging out with everyone.
and this is my niece kaylee. i enjoyed the opportunity to teach her to say: i want chanel. and, 'five is for losers' just in case someone repeated gerry's question of, 'where is five?' when she counts: 1,2,3,4,6,7. good times! she is adorable.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
on the road again
gerry and i leave tomorrow to start our new life in canada.
how excited am i?
and nervous. i hope canada shows well, cause i want gerry to like it. and i'd feel really bad if he didn't.
see you soon!
how excited am i?
and nervous. i hope canada shows well, cause i want gerry to like it. and i'd feel really bad if he didn't.
see you soon!
Saturday, January 19, 2008
the king of cong
for christmas gerry and i gave his dad a trip to cong. on thursday we packed up the car and headed first galway and then to cong. in case you're not an expert on cong, it's where a john wayne movie called The Quiet Man was filmed.
The Quiet Man is gerry's dad's favourite movie so we treated him to a couple of days of rain and wind seeing the locations of the movie and a night at The Quiet Man B&B which was full of movie stills, posters and quotes. Gems from the movie include: You're the woman of the house. Where's mae tae? (Where's my tea?) and A man would have to be a sprinter to catch his wife in a bed like that.
i'd definitely call gerry's mom less of a fan of that movie. i think we were mostly just along for the ride.
tonight is a family dinner at a restaurant in carrickmacross. tomorrow we're off to dublin.
The Quiet Man is gerry's dad's favourite movie so we treated him to a couple of days of rain and wind seeing the locations of the movie and a night at The Quiet Man B&B which was full of movie stills, posters and quotes. Gems from the movie include: You're the woman of the house. Where's mae tae? (Where's my tea?) and A man would have to be a sprinter to catch his wife in a bed like that.
i'd definitely call gerry's mom less of a fan of that movie. i think we were mostly just along for the ride.
tonight is a family dinner at a restaurant in carrickmacross. tomorrow we're off to dublin.
a letter to tom cruise
dear tom,
you are a crazy man. and i mean crazy crazy, not crazy fun.
good luck in the future,
ursula
you are a crazy man. and i mean crazy crazy, not crazy fun.
good luck in the future,
ursula
Friday, January 18, 2008
step on a crack
it's now been three years since my mom passed away, and whether i like it or not it's still a difficult time of year. to add to the emotional roller coaster that has been today, i got a text from my oldest sister, annemarie. she told me there's an emergency and that i had to pick up my phone (i'd been in the toilet so i was unavailable for a bit).
eventually i got a hold of her and she told me the store heidi works at was robbed and that her neck was broken. i tried to find out how serious it was, and if she could walk and stuff. annemarie told me she couldn't and that she didn't know what hospital she was in or anything other than she'd told me.
finally, after calling the hospitals in abbotsford and vancouver, and having been told by the abbotsford hospital that she's not there, i got in touch with heidi who was in emergency (in abbotsford) but stable; able to walk, but yes, with a broken neck.
so, panic over and shaking stopped, gerry and i decided that we would keep our thursday flight to vancouver from london, and just check on the situation in the meantime.
luckily the real news isn't as bad as the first news, if that makes sense. so although a broken neck isn't a great situation, and in no way is good news, it is a lot better than what it could have been.
eventually i got a hold of her and she told me the store heidi works at was robbed and that her neck was broken. i tried to find out how serious it was, and if she could walk and stuff. annemarie told me she couldn't and that she didn't know what hospital she was in or anything other than she'd told me.
finally, after calling the hospitals in abbotsford and vancouver, and having been told by the abbotsford hospital that she's not there, i got in touch with heidi who was in emergency (in abbotsford) but stable; able to walk, but yes, with a broken neck.
so, panic over and shaking stopped, gerry and i decided that we would keep our thursday flight to vancouver from london, and just check on the situation in the meantime.
luckily the real news isn't as bad as the first news, if that makes sense. so although a broken neck isn't a great situation, and in no way is good news, it is a lot better than what it could have been.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
it's a poo thing to happen
as i've mentioned, we are spending some time at gerry's parents' in monaghan. it's a quiet place, and because you (i) always want to make a good impression, the little things kind of get focused on. they are my future in-laws after all.
there are two toilets in the house (pretty fancy for ireland). one is fairly new because gerry's grandma came to live with them at some point and they needed an accessible bathroom i guess. anyway, that is the washroom i prefer to use... since turkey. i'd heard of places where if you had a poo, you would use water to clean your bum, and i'm sure i'd heard of places where you couldn't flush the toilet paper. i must have really... i mean, i have traveled a fair bit. when we went to turkey, we were told we need to put the toilet paper in the garbage, and absolutely not flush it. if you've ever met me, you would know that this kind of sent me into panic. i mean, we were going to a place over run by western europeans. when you go to mexico you can flush the toilet paper. i knew i would get sick at some point (i'm delicate) on our trip there, but this brought out a whole new dimension of potential illness. i think putting out the garbage everyday helped and in the end i survived turkey with only a mid-digestive tract infection that still periodically makes me barf.
but i learned something else on that trip. while in some moment of complaint about the toilet paper situation, gerry said he didn't know what the big deal was because in the old bathroom here, they can't flush toilet paper either. well, i had either never heard that or i'd completely blocked out being told that. as with other things that i don't like hearing, i didn't believe it at first. so now i'm totally afraid of forgetting and then causing total mayhem here by subsequently blocking the toilet. i'm also afraid to poo in that toilet because if toilet paper can cause problems, poo can too.
mostly i use the new bathroom. but since it's off gerry's sister's room and she works (and unlike me, keeps regular hours) this has become a win/lose situation. in the morning it's completely win. i get to take my time, have my poo, relax, and not take advantage of her kindness in letting me use the space. but at night when i like to do number 2 before bed, it's lose. i would never wake her up to go, especially when there's another bathroom. and the poor girl has to get up super early for work so it would be a crap (oops, that's a pun) thing for me to do. of course, his sister is super nice and wouldn't complain about it, but that doesn't excuse any outrageous behaviour on my part.
so instead of taking my time to enjoy my pooh 2 of the day, i've been holding it until morning. i think it's hilarious on one hand because i know i'm the freak of the situation, but on the other hand, i'm glad the apartment in white rock has stellar plumbing that will accomodate my needs.
there are two toilets in the house (pretty fancy for ireland). one is fairly new because gerry's grandma came to live with them at some point and they needed an accessible bathroom i guess. anyway, that is the washroom i prefer to use... since turkey. i'd heard of places where if you had a poo, you would use water to clean your bum, and i'm sure i'd heard of places where you couldn't flush the toilet paper. i must have really... i mean, i have traveled a fair bit. when we went to turkey, we were told we need to put the toilet paper in the garbage, and absolutely not flush it. if you've ever met me, you would know that this kind of sent me into panic. i mean, we were going to a place over run by western europeans. when you go to mexico you can flush the toilet paper. i knew i would get sick at some point (i'm delicate) on our trip there, but this brought out a whole new dimension of potential illness. i think putting out the garbage everyday helped and in the end i survived turkey with only a mid-digestive tract infection that still periodically makes me barf.
but i learned something else on that trip. while in some moment of complaint about the toilet paper situation, gerry said he didn't know what the big deal was because in the old bathroom here, they can't flush toilet paper either. well, i had either never heard that or i'd completely blocked out being told that. as with other things that i don't like hearing, i didn't believe it at first. so now i'm totally afraid of forgetting and then causing total mayhem here by subsequently blocking the toilet. i'm also afraid to poo in that toilet because if toilet paper can cause problems, poo can too.
mostly i use the new bathroom. but since it's off gerry's sister's room and she works (and unlike me, keeps regular hours) this has become a win/lose situation. in the morning it's completely win. i get to take my time, have my poo, relax, and not take advantage of her kindness in letting me use the space. but at night when i like to do number 2 before bed, it's lose. i would never wake her up to go, especially when there's another bathroom. and the poor girl has to get up super early for work so it would be a crap (oops, that's a pun) thing for me to do. of course, his sister is super nice and wouldn't complain about it, but that doesn't excuse any outrageous behaviour on my part.
so instead of taking my time to enjoy my pooh 2 of the day, i've been holding it until morning. i think it's hilarious on one hand because i know i'm the freak of the situation, but on the other hand, i'm glad the apartment in white rock has stellar plumbing that will accomodate my needs.
8 more sleeps!
today we went to northern ireland, and i used our change (think mostly 5, 10, 20 and even some pennies and 2 cents) to buy lunch.
we checked out some digital SLR cameras, to replace our older cameras to take on our upcoming trips. and lucky thing too! we tried an olympus and it was super uncomfortable to hold, so that one got the boot.
now we're going to make a veggie loaf and some taters for dinner. yahoo.
we checked out some digital SLR cameras, to replace our older cameras to take on our upcoming trips. and lucky thing too! we tried an olympus and it was super uncomfortable to hold, so that one got the boot.
now we're going to make a veggie loaf and some taters for dinner. yahoo.
Monday, January 14, 2008
it happened!
last night i slept well. well, okay: well enough. i thought i should share, since i'd been whinging about the crappiness that has been sleep lately.
since our party on friday, things have been pretty tame around these parts. i'm certainly not complaining. i'm merely saying.
saturday was a complete write-off. gerry spent about 20 of the 24 hours that are called saturday asleep. i went for breakkie and then watched him struggle with that very same day.
sunday was breakkie with suz, ann-marie, and late comers elaine and isabel. then off to the train station with our heaps and heaps of luggage. it was a quiet night in carrickmacross and today was mostly some prep for our trip (packing and money exchanging) and a few hours of games at noel and norah's (gerry's aunt and uncle). good fun there!
hopefully tonight will have me asleep in no time. let's see, shall we?
since our party on friday, things have been pretty tame around these parts. i'm certainly not complaining. i'm merely saying.
saturday was a complete write-off. gerry spent about 20 of the 24 hours that are called saturday asleep. i went for breakkie and then watched him struggle with that very same day.
sunday was breakkie with suz, ann-marie, and late comers elaine and isabel. then off to the train station with our heaps and heaps of luggage. it was a quiet night in carrickmacross and today was mostly some prep for our trip (packing and money exchanging) and a few hours of games at noel and norah's (gerry's aunt and uncle). good fun there!
hopefully tonight will have me asleep in no time. let's see, shall we?
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
dig a hole to china
it's true, there is an expression (at least where i'm from) that if you can 'dig a hole to china'. turns out, if i had dug that much, i would have ended up in the indian ocean. how fun is this though? you can actually see where you would end up. i love it.
if you dig from ireland, you end up in new zealand. gerry said as a kid, they would 'dig a hole to australia'. turns out they were wrong too.
if you dig from ireland, you end up in new zealand. gerry said as a kid, they would 'dig a hole to australia'. turns out they were wrong too.
two more sleeps
wow. only two more sleeps until we leave the house. in two weeks and one day we'll be back in canada.
i haven't slept properly in ages. which is making me less productive during the day which is then creating stress about being ready, and not letting me sleep. argh.
today, after lunch, i'm going to do a big push. speaking of lunch, gotta motor.
i haven't slept properly in ages. which is making me less productive during the day which is then creating stress about being ready, and not letting me sleep. argh.
today, after lunch, i'm going to do a big push. speaking of lunch, gotta motor.
thanks martha!
guess what i found on the wedding channel today? MARTHA!!! it was very exciting me. a very happy fluke. there was an hour long special on weddings. it was dreamy.
ha ha. well, i'm kidding about the dreamy, but it did remind me that when times are tough, you can always turn to martha. she realises the importance of the perfect butter cream icing and i can relate.
i immediately checked out the website on weddings and guess what was there? A LIST! pure heaven. it was just so exciting.
i already feel better. thank you, martha.
ha ha. well, i'm kidding about the dreamy, but it did remind me that when times are tough, you can always turn to martha. she realises the importance of the perfect butter cream icing and i can relate.
i immediately checked out the website on weddings and guess what was there? A LIST! pure heaven. it was just so exciting.
i already feel better. thank you, martha.
Friday, January 04, 2008
his dark materials
at the beginning of the week, i finished the last of the philip pullman trilogy called his dark materials. the first book is what the film the golden compass is based on.
i'm going to strongly recommend this trilogy. i read all of the books very quickly (and not just because i was getting pressure from gerry).
it's an adventure along the lines of the lion, the witch and the wardrobe and there is a strong theme of god challenge going on. but the fantasy was well drawn out, and the characters endearing.
i'm going to strongly recommend this trilogy. i read all of the books very quickly (and not just because i was getting pressure from gerry).
it's an adventure along the lines of the lion, the witch and the wardrobe and there is a strong theme of god challenge going on. but the fantasy was well drawn out, and the characters endearing.
Thursday, January 03, 2008
whoa!
i think i should probably clarify here. i totally agree with you guys, we *do* plan to do what we want. absolutely. but i also, as cheryl said, feel a bit lost at sea! i just need to do some research, steal some ideas and make lists. you know, get myself organised and sorted on what i *do* want. mostly because i haven't spent any real time thinking about it so i have some catching up to do.
i think i will get that book.
the first part is a venue. and we're gonna work on that next month.
once we've completed the move, and sorted out some stuff. i'll be fine, and i promise, it'll be what we want.
i think i will get that book.
the first part is a venue. and we're gonna work on that next month.
once we've completed the move, and sorted out some stuff. i'll be fine, and i promise, it'll be what we want.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
don't do that!
as someone with anemia, i probably shouldn't pull out my hair, but i do. i saw another grey hair. i think they grow fastest. or else a strand will lose its pigmentation once it's already grown. that's the only thing i can think of because i've had some full - length grey hairs just show up.
oh, and the reason they say four hairs will grown back where the one was pulled out? simply because you've pulled out four trying to get the one. well, that's my theory.
the good news is that since leaving my last job, i've only found this one grey hair.
another dirty confession? i've been watching wedding tv. i have never been someone who's mad for weddings. i think that might be the problem; a lot of girls have had their wedding days planned since they were a little kid. not me. not even close. i'm so lost on this one, i don't even know what the basics are. so, off to weddingtv to give me some ideas. maybe i should be making lists about this.
i know everyone says to just do what you like, but let's face it, i've been to 4 weddings, i might have to buy some magazines here so that i can decide what i like.
oh, and the reason they say four hairs will grown back where the one was pulled out? simply because you've pulled out four trying to get the one. well, that's my theory.
the good news is that since leaving my last job, i've only found this one grey hair.
another dirty confession? i've been watching wedding tv. i have never been someone who's mad for weddings. i think that might be the problem; a lot of girls have had their wedding days planned since they were a little kid. not me. not even close. i'm so lost on this one, i don't even know what the basics are. so, off to weddingtv to give me some ideas. maybe i should be making lists about this.
i know everyone says to just do what you like, but let's face it, i've been to 4 weddings, i might have to buy some magazines here so that i can decide what i like.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
happy happy new year!
last night was a bit of a quiet night. sure, it was new year's but it's been pretty busy around these parts, and the next three weeks won't slow down much.
we had dinner, some yummy piper champagne and watched heaps of IT Crowd. basically i got drunk and laughed even more than i usually do at their crazy antics in the IT department.
all in all, a good start to the new year.
we had dinner, some yummy piper champagne and watched heaps of IT Crowd. basically i got drunk and laughed even more than i usually do at their crazy antics in the IT department.
all in all, a good start to the new year.
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