latestoneforty
Monday, December 29 @ 9:41 AM
FREAKY ]I think somehow one of my posts got combined with someone else's post when Blogger went to save it. This text was appended to the end of my post from December 23 (which I've now fixed):
"a fico completamente feliz, ou mesmo, não tão feliz, mas em paz. Tenho muitos fantasmas. Fantasmas demais para uma única cabeça. Hoje r"
Translated (from Portugese to English, using Babelfish):
"it I am completely happy, or same, not so happy, but in peace. I have many ghosts. Ghosts excessively for an only head. Today r"
@ 9:34 AM
we'll just have to see ]So ... how long is it socially acceptable to keep a Christmas tree after Christmas?
My tree seems to have survived while I was away for Christmas, but part of me feels that I cannot get rid of it quite yet. After all, it's still all green and festive and it seems like a shame to just yank it out of it's watery home and throw it on the street corner to wither and die. True, technically it's probably dead right now, given it's "cut" state, but until it starts to turn brown and drop it's needles, it almost seems like it is still alive.
Which is funny considering I can barely keep my potted plants alive.
Sunday, December 28 @ 10:04 PM
i wanna know ... ]Who on earth (well, in Waterloo) did the Canadian Oxford Dictionary ask to get the response Waterlunatics to the question of how the community refers to its residents.
This town obviously has one too many geeks.
Thursday, December 25 @ 8:03 AM
Happy Holidays ]Merry Christmas!
Santa has so far brought me three cats tearing around the house and about four hours sleep ;)
We'll see in a few hours if my family can top that.
Tuesday, December 23 @ 9:17 PM
happy christmas ]Sometimes, some days, some people make it very hard to stay in the Christmas spirit.
And I was doing so well this year.*
*aside from the little set-back I had at the very beginning of the month.
@ 7:29 AM
hand grenades might just work ]This reminded me very much of a sketch in a Christmas play I saw my co-worker in last year: Shop till you drop ... your pants.
Sunday, December 21 @ 4:37 PM
once more with hobbits ]If you are a fan of Buffy and Lord of the Rings, take a look at Once More with Hobbits, "A Lord of the Rings / Buffy the Vampire Slayer Adventure."
I was originally sent this link Friday afternoon, and was singing the songs the rest of the day.
Friday, December 19 @ 7:44 AM
that explains everything ]Well, lookie here, it seems that Telus is actually seeking out Fido customers in particular to get them to switch.
@ 7:37 AM
spring-y tails ]I have decided that at some point I simply *must* get a small digital camera that will fit in my purse, much like the long-lost camera that served me so well (except that it wasn't digital).
Are you familiar with the Telus commercials with the pigs? Well, the local Telus store here actually has little live piggies in their store, digging in the hay and looking all cute. And you can even get your picture taken with the porkers. Alas, we could not as we were already late coming back from lunch and had a meeting to go to. All I really wanted was a picture of the pigs, not necessarily me and the pigs.
On a side note, I wonder if that store is the "local Telus retailer" who left me a voicemail message?
Thursday, December 18 @ 7:30 AM
but I think I'm going to be tired at work today ]I didn't really think I was one of those people: the kind who buy tickets for the opening night of a major blockbuster movie, who stand in line three hours before the movie starts, just to get good seats, the kind who withstand back pain and foot cramps and general discomfort for those three hours because the movie theatres won't let you sit on the floor, even inside the little fabric barriers, for fear of you becoming a "fire hazard", whatever that means (they never elaborate), the kind who maybe would have been willing to wait those three hours in the cold winter weather (and who almost was forced to wait in the cold winter weather because the movie theatres don't have any kind of real way of dealing with large crowds of people and almost kicked out-nice customer service there-because originally they thought that was easier than putting up the little fabric barrier).
But the Return of the King was worth it.
At first when the big battle scene started, I thought it wasn't really anything more spectacular than the battle at Helm's Deep, but then the battle really begun and it was. And they cut some scenes that I didn't think they should have, and a few went on a little longer than I would have wanted them to, but I can't say I was disappointed.
It was six hours of time well spent. Which really isn't that crzy when you think about the fourteen hours one of the ushers spent on Tuesday waiting for and watching all three movies in the theatre.
Sunday, December 14 @ 8:23 PM
here lampy lampy lampy ]I have this knack for putting things in "safe" places so they don't get lost or broken, only to put them in a place too safe for even me to find it.
When I was younger, I would hide my money from my brother (don't ask me why - to my knowledge he never stole a dime from me, but being a child and not being able to earn money myself outside of my weekly allowance, I was obviously very possessive of my money and didn't want any of it leaving my hands). Anyway, I would hide it in obscure places, and then forget about it. So months later, while getting a book to read, I would find money hidden between two books, or while dusting, under a figurine I would find a little folded bill. It was kind of nice since it was almost like actually finding money that didn't belong to me, so at the time I didn't really mind it.
Now I mind a little more.
I seem to have "hidden" the lighting for my living room, presumably because someone was coming over and I didn't want the jumble of wires and lights to detract from my beautiful apartment (because *of course* I hadn't put it up yet), but unfortunately I can't even remember *why* I put it away somewhere, nevermind where I put it.
And really, I live in a two bedroom apartment. It shouldn't be this hard.
Saturday, December 13 @ 2:59 PM
mmm .. coooookies ]I think it may be physically impossible for me to bake without getting some of the ingredients on me, the counter, the floor and sometimes even the cats.
Physically. Impossible.
Cooking is slightly better (I usually manage to avoid me and the cats - the floor and counter are still fair game) but baking is the impossible mission.
When I was younger I had my own book of kid-friendly, microwavable treats, including the best microwave brownies I think I have ever tasted. Needless to say, I made these brownies quite often. You could even say they were my specialty.Before I learned the recipe off by heart, the page quickly got covered with sugar, flour, butter and any and all of the other ingredients that went into the brownies. It's sort of funny to look through the book now - since that was the only recipe I really ever made, all the other pages are crisp and new, without a spot on them, until you get to the brownie page, which is almost falling out of the book and is wrinkled with use. I'm sure if you closed the book and looked at it from the top, you could still point out the brownie page.
Of course there was also the problem of the mess I made on the counter. But I was fairly good about it - the brownies took around 10 minutes to cook and by the time the microwave dinged its approval, most of the dishes were done and the counter was cleaned. It did take me close to the ten minutes though (and I always seemed to skip cleaning the floor - isn't that what cats are for?) so I think you can picture the mess that I had to clean up.
The sad thing is that almost twenty years later, I still haven't learned to bake cleanly. Today's venture into making gingerpeople cookies (really, that's what it said) was no exception. I can still clean up in less than ten minutes though - the dishes are drying in the sink, the counter and stove top have been wiped up, and I've thrown my baking clothes into the laundry and switched into a new set. Even the floor is relatively clean.
Apparently that is what cats are for. ;)
Tuesday, December 9 @ 10:14 AM
Christmas "egg" hunt ]The problem with having a messy desk and a secret santa who wants to hide Christmas chocolate treats is that you never know if you got all the treats because you can't see the surface of the desk.
Although it did probably make it easier for my secret santa to hide the yummy things in the first place.
Saturday, December 6 @ 4:15 PM
*my* very first tree ]After probably close to ten months of anticipation, the day has finally arrived.
I got my Christmas tree today.
I have no idea what kind it is, all I know is that I picked it myself (with the help of Brad) and cut it myself (with the help of Brad) and will decorate it myself (with help from my kittens I'm sure - Christmas ornaments roll nicely) and even the fact that my stand sprung a leak and I had to go out and get a new one does not damper the excitment of having my very own tree.
I may not like Christmas itself that much, but I sure do love the decorations.
Monday, December 1 @ 7:46 PM
I probably should be more incensed ]I just heard the tell-tale beep-beep of my cell phone informing me that I had a voice mail message. Which I thought was strange since I hadn't heard my phone ring. But I picked it and and saw that I did indeed have a message. So, curious, I dialed in only to hear ...
"Hello Fido customer, this is your local authorized Telus retailer ..." The message continued with a listing of all the great things about Telus and reasons I should switch.
At first I was shocked, but then I just started laughing. Normally, you worry about retailers selling your address or phone number to just any old company, but to sell it to their competitors.. well, that's just funny.
Either than, or Telus is smart enough to know what phone numbers belong to Fido customers. In which case, maybe I should switch to them ...
@ 6:16 PM
And she's off! ]... one wire dependancy at least.
If only I could rid myself of my pesky reliance on my power adaptor, all would be perfect.