Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Monday, February 26, 2007
Who let the dog out?
Honey was sleeping on the Boy's bed at the Hilton Hotel this weekend. (we were in Saint John for a curling bonspiel) So the Boy figured it was only appropriate that he sleep in her kennel - she wasn't so sure. :)
Boy says the kennel is actually roomier and more comfy than he thought.
How I feel at work some days...
Honey ended up coming to work with me on Friday. She was a little angel - she was so quiet no one really knew she was here.
But I think she thought my work is pretty boring...
But I think she thought my work is pretty boring...
Friday, February 23, 2007
My gym membership
My mother gave me $$ for Christmas to renew my gym membership. I looked back over what was a highly successful year in terms of physical fitness. But I really didn't get to the gym often enough to make a $500 membership worthwhile - over $10 a visit fer crissakes!
So I asked and got permission to use the money towards a new digital camera and bought a Kodak Easyshare Z710. It's sweet.
Honey looked less than impressed.
The Boy thinks it is cool. Check out the photo. Taken in the dark in his room - no red eye! He's holding his eyes open because the previous photos were kind of squinty. :)
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Valentine's Day :)
Well the weather outside was frightful but my evening was quite delightful.
BF didn't disappoint. A dozen long-stem white roses, a sweet little bear with a pink bow, locks for my Yakima rack & bike mount, a card for me, a card for Honey, gifts(!) for Honey, supper prepared, dishes washed. It was sublime.
We probably should have then gone outside and shovelled all the freaking snow but instead we turned our energies to more romantic pursuits. I went to bed in a fuzzy blur of bliss. BF got to drive home in his hot extended-cab plow truck and go to work.
I am well kept.
BF didn't disappoint. A dozen long-stem white roses, a sweet little bear with a pink bow, locks for my Yakima rack & bike mount, a card for me, a card for Honey, gifts(!) for Honey, supper prepared, dishes washed. It was sublime.
We probably should have then gone outside and shovelled all the freaking snow but instead we turned our energies to more romantic pursuits. I went to bed in a fuzzy blur of bliss. BF got to drive home in his hot extended-cab plow truck and go to work.
I am well kept.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Life's embarrassing moments
Oh yeah - I am so cool in my City vehicle...until one of life's embarrassing moments strikes.
This morning around ten to nine I was driving down Queen Street, one of our main downtown thoroughfares when buddy in the next lane starts drifting over. There was a truck in an alley that looked sort of like he was backing into the street so I think buddy decided to come over into my lane. Me in my GM Sierra Cargo Van (at least that's what I think it is)
So I toot the horn, no response. Hit the horn again in an attempt to not be involved in an accident. Horn deploys all right - it sticks on! And it is *really* loud.
Crikey!!
I quickly pulled over, turned off the beast (feeble hope this would kill the horn) and then popped the hood(thus horn is now even louder with hood open). I'm a girl in panic mode - not thinking clearly about what to do.
Called dispatch. They tried the shop - no reply!
Dispatched mentioned something about fuse. I said I didn't know where they are (remember now there is a LOUD chorus of horn impeding my judgement)
But I drew a deep cleansing breath and located the fuse panel and looked at the chart. And then I tried to remove the one for the horn. I couldn't lift it! More mild panic. Eventually I managed to pry the little bastard out of its slot - blessed silence.
Took the now aptly named "Christine" the psycho van over to the shop for repair. They laughed at me - imagine that. :)
Nice start to the week eh?
And ohmigawd - I like broke my nail! I need time off for a workplace injury...
This morning around ten to nine I was driving down Queen Street, one of our main downtown thoroughfares when buddy in the next lane starts drifting over. There was a truck in an alley that looked sort of like he was backing into the street so I think buddy decided to come over into my lane. Me in my GM Sierra Cargo Van (at least that's what I think it is)
So I toot the horn, no response. Hit the horn again in an attempt to not be involved in an accident. Horn deploys all right - it sticks on! And it is *really* loud.
Crikey!!
I quickly pulled over, turned off the beast (feeble hope this would kill the horn) and then popped the hood(thus horn is now even louder with hood open). I'm a girl in panic mode - not thinking clearly about what to do.
Called dispatch. They tried the shop - no reply!
Dispatched mentioned something about fuse. I said I didn't know where they are (remember now there is a LOUD chorus of horn impeding my judgement)
But I drew a deep cleansing breath and located the fuse panel and looked at the chart. And then I tried to remove the one for the horn. I couldn't lift it! More mild panic. Eventually I managed to pry the little bastard out of its slot - blessed silence.
Took the now aptly named "Christine" the psycho van over to the shop for repair. They laughed at me - imagine that. :)
Nice start to the week eh?
And ohmigawd - I like broke my nail! I need time off for a workplace injury...
Monday, February 05, 2007
How to irritate your boyfriend...
Or ensure you will never be invited to another Superbowl party. :)
Our good friends J & A came over last night with Vincey to eat, drink & be merry while watching the Superbowl. We had a ball - great food, great company. I howled with laughter and laughed until tears streamed down my face. The boy was with us too and he was hilarious playing that plastic hockey horn. I really enjoyed myself.
A & I discovered how to make BF want to eject us from the game. You see the quarterback for the team we were cheering for is Payton Manning. And he has P.Manning on the back of his jersey.
Well A & I both agreed that it was too much like Preston Manning and so we started to call him Preston.
BF was not amused.
Well we thought it was funny! :)
Our good friends J & A came over last night with Vincey to eat, drink & be merry while watching the Superbowl. We had a ball - great food, great company. I howled with laughter and laughed until tears streamed down my face. The boy was with us too and he was hilarious playing that plastic hockey horn. I really enjoyed myself.
A & I discovered how to make BF want to eject us from the game. You see the quarterback for the team we were cheering for is Payton Manning. And he has P.Manning on the back of his jersey.
Well A & I both agreed that it was too much like Preston Manning and so we started to call him Preston.
BF was not amused.
Well we thought it was funny! :)
Friday, February 02, 2007
Woodchuck Day
Hey - tell me why isn't is woodchuck day anyway?
From "This Day in History on history.com"
February 2: General Interest
1887 : First Groundhog Day
On this day in 1887, Groundhog Day, featuring a rodent meteorologist,is celebrated for the first time at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney,Pennsylvania. According to tradition, if a groundhog comes out of its hole on this day and sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather; no shadow means an early spring.
Groundhog Day has its roots in the ancient Christian tradition ofCandlemas Day, when clergy would bless and distribute candles needed for winter. The candles represented how long and cold the winter would be. Germans expanded on this concept by selecting an animal--thehedgehog--as a means of predicting weather.
Once they came to America,German settlers in Pennsylvania continued the tradition, although theyswitched from hedgehogs to groundhogs, which were plentiful in theKeystone State.
Groundhogs, also called woodchucks and whose scientific name isMarmota monax, typically weigh 12 to 15 pounds and live six to eightyears. They eat vegetables and fruits, whistle when they're frightened or looking for a mate and can climb trees (!!) and swim.
They go into hibernation in the late fall; during this time, their body temperatures drop significantly, their heartbeats slow from 80 to five beats per minute and they can lose 30 percent of their body fat. InFebruary, male groundhogs emerge from their burrows to look for a mate(not to predict the weather) before going underground again. They come out of hibernation for good in March.
In 1887, a newspaper editor belonging to a group of groundhog hunters from Punxsutawney called the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club declared thatPhil, the Punxsutawney groundhog, was America's only true weather-forecasting groundhog. The line of groundhogs known as Phil might be America's most famous groundhogs, but other towns across North America now have their own weather-predicting rodents, fromBirmingham Bill to Staten Island Chuck to Shubenacadie Sam in Canada.
In 1993, the movie Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray popularized the usage of "groundhog day" to mean something that is repeated over and over. Today, tens of thousands of people converge on Gobbler's Knob inPunxsutawney each February 2 to witness Phil's prediction. ThePunxsutawney Groundhog Club hosts a three-day celebration featuring entertainment and activities.
From "This Day in History on history.com"
February 2: General Interest
1887 : First Groundhog Day
On this day in 1887, Groundhog Day, featuring a rodent meteorologist,is celebrated for the first time at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney,Pennsylvania. According to tradition, if a groundhog comes out of its hole on this day and sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather; no shadow means an early spring.
Groundhog Day has its roots in the ancient Christian tradition ofCandlemas Day, when clergy would bless and distribute candles needed for winter. The candles represented how long and cold the winter would be. Germans expanded on this concept by selecting an animal--thehedgehog--as a means of predicting weather.
Once they came to America,German settlers in Pennsylvania continued the tradition, although theyswitched from hedgehogs to groundhogs, which were plentiful in theKeystone State.
Groundhogs, also called woodchucks and whose scientific name isMarmota monax, typically weigh 12 to 15 pounds and live six to eightyears. They eat vegetables and fruits, whistle when they're frightened or looking for a mate and can climb trees (!!) and swim.
They go into hibernation in the late fall; during this time, their body temperatures drop significantly, their heartbeats slow from 80 to five beats per minute and they can lose 30 percent of their body fat. InFebruary, male groundhogs emerge from their burrows to look for a mate(not to predict the weather) before going underground again. They come out of hibernation for good in March.
In 1887, a newspaper editor belonging to a group of groundhog hunters from Punxsutawney called the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club declared thatPhil, the Punxsutawney groundhog, was America's only true weather-forecasting groundhog. The line of groundhogs known as Phil might be America's most famous groundhogs, but other towns across North America now have their own weather-predicting rodents, fromBirmingham Bill to Staten Island Chuck to Shubenacadie Sam in Canada.
In 1993, the movie Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray popularized the usage of "groundhog day" to mean something that is repeated over and over. Today, tens of thousands of people converge on Gobbler's Knob inPunxsutawney each February 2 to witness Phil's prediction. ThePunxsutawney Groundhog Club hosts a three-day celebration featuring entertainment and activities.
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