Quick two-to-three-sentence updates on what's been going on. I'm trying to temporarily reduce my verbosity.
1) Jack's Mannequin was oh-so-fabulous. They put on a high energy show, and the highlight song for me was "Caves" which has two movements. The transition between the two movements was incredible.
2) Had an enjoyable visit with one of my pals from high school on Saturday and Sunday. The weather was so gross on Saturday night that we just ended up staying in and drinking wine and being silly.
3) I had a baby shower for a co-worker on Sunday. Santa Claus almost ruined the shower because the guest of honour was 1.5 hours late because of Santa Claus Parade traffic.
4) Tonight I'm cooking dinner for my dear pals Becca T and Eric. Yes, you read that correctly. Luckily, they are good enough friends that they will still love me even if I poison them.
5) Remember that online course I took in the summer? Well, finally the paperwork is in, and I am going to get my raise for taking it (after I send it to HR). Woo-hoo! (I've spent that raise already.)
6) It was cold today. I wore my new coat which made the cold weather slightly more tolerable in that I like wearing new stuff. And the coat itself is super warm.
7) Starbucks' Peppermint Mocha Twist. OMFG.
8) I'm in the Christmas spirit. I broke out the Christmas songs this weekend. I'm going to decorate next weekend.
9) Rilo is running around like a cat possessed.
10) Time to get this dinner party started. Later!
Showing posts with label randomness. Show all posts
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Monday, November 17, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
I guess on days like this you know who your friends are.
The above lyric is from the song "Taxi Ride" by Tori Amos. I love that song and it always makes me feel happy about all of the awesome friends that I have when I hear it. It's a good song for my iPod to choose for me on a blerg-y Monday.
I don't belive in astrology. I know all about the Earth's wobble making everyone's sign technically wrong (I'm really a Capricorn not an Aquarius). Besides this, I can't really believe that the stars that were present in the sky on the day of my birth predict my future and my personality.
However, reading my horoscope is fun, dammit, and it makes me feel better in the morning. And my Sunday morning horoscope, "something good is coming over the horizon for you", makes me want to close out my inner skeptic and become an astrology devotee.
I also like this quote from Kate Winslet: "Everyone can commit to 20 minutes (of exercise), especially if there’s a glass of Chardonnay afterwards." So, if I go to a 90 minute yoga class tonight, do I get 4.5 glasses of wine afterwards?
One of my favourite Simpsons words is "Boo-runs". After a conversation with a friend last night, I realized that all of us who say Boo-urns are using it incorrectly. I always use it instead of boo. However, Moleman uses it as a cheer, so I really should use it when I'm happy. So Boo-runs that Monday is over. Meh, I honestly prefer using it incorrectly, I think.
Rilo discovered one of the toys that I bought her before I got her this weekend. It's a stuffed duck and she carries it around in her mouth like so:
This is her favourite spot in my apartment. I suspect it is because she likes the cat painting on the wall.
Monday randomness out.
I don't belive in astrology. I know all about the Earth's wobble making everyone's sign technically wrong (I'm really a Capricorn not an Aquarius). Besides this, I can't really believe that the stars that were present in the sky on the day of my birth predict my future and my personality.
However, reading my horoscope is fun, dammit, and it makes me feel better in the morning. And my Sunday morning horoscope, "something good is coming over the horizon for you", makes me want to close out my inner skeptic and become an astrology devotee.
I also like this quote from Kate Winslet: "Everyone can commit to 20 minutes (of exercise), especially if there’s a glass of Chardonnay afterwards." So, if I go to a 90 minute yoga class tonight, do I get 4.5 glasses of wine afterwards?
One of my favourite Simpsons words is "Boo-runs". After a conversation with a friend last night, I realized that all of us who say Boo-urns are using it incorrectly. I always use it instead of boo. However, Moleman uses it as a cheer, so I really should use it when I'm happy. So Boo-runs that Monday is over. Meh, I honestly prefer using it incorrectly, I think.
Rilo discovered one of the toys that I bought her before I got her this weekend. It's a stuffed duck and she carries it around in her mouth like so:
This is her favourite spot in my apartment. I suspect it is because she likes the cat painting on the wall.
Monday randomness out.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
But he don't, but he don't, he just don't.
Updates:
1) Feist was a great show! I had such a good time. It was great to see Hayden too, who's been on of my favourites since I was 18 years old. I hope he does his own tour sometime soon. His stage setup was just a mish-mash of instruments on the stage with a carpet underneath that had a garage-ish feel. Cool.
Feist was fabulous. I think the highlight song for me was the closer of "Sea Lion Woman". That woman can rock it out. She also managed to incorporate my favourite four things (stars, hearts, flowers, and birds) into her show. Anyway, it was a super fun time.
2) My new favourite word is blerg. Thanks 30 Rock!
3) So there was like some election or something last night... Joking. I didn't get to watch as much of it as I would have like because I had to help out with our school's open house. (Who was the silly person who set that date?) Blerg! However, I had a pretty fun time at the open house where my work spouse and I did some flashy science demos. My hair smelled like burnt gummy bears on my way home.
The US election was pretty inspirational. I wish we could have a charismatic leader in Canada. That would be something, eh?
4) Today I was volun-forced to go to a really boring workshop. I could have been at work getting work done instead. Blerg!
5) This kid made the comment last night that "Ms. W doesn't need chemicals to be on fire!" That was nice. :)
6) I downloaded some songs by Kim Barlow, who is a singer-songwriter from the Yukon that I saw as part of the Pan-Canadian Folk Ensemble a few weeks ago. She's fun. My fave tracks are "But He Don't", "Great White Nothing" and "Dancehall". Great stuff. I think I'm becoming a complete folkster (new term, just invented it). The last three concerts that I went to (Folk Ensemble, Great Lake Swimmers, Feist) are sometimes classified as folk music by iTunes, so maybe I need to become more crunchy-granola?
7) One day I'm going to write an actual post about one thing and not just a list of randomness. I swear. I find at this time of year my brain is complete mush. Blerg.
8) The weather has been crazy warm the past couple of days.
9) Are you aware of the phenomenon of pregnancy brain? Basically, when you are pregnant, like my dear work spouse, your brain gets a little bit mushy. This caused her to bring us to see the Sound of Music when we were supposed to see A Chorus Line. Well, she ended up breaking all three photocopiers at work because she put in the wrong kind of overheads. When she told me the story, my first reaction was "What? Did you break the good one?" and her reply was "Yup, and the other two as well." Last night we witnessed some people panicking over the situation and had to try so hard not to laugh. I'm sure there was mass chaos today at school. So maybe that boring-ass workshop was a blessing in disguise.
10) I hate when I have to decide whether or not to take a risk. I tend to play it safe when it comes to most things in life, but there might be something happening where I'll have to put something out there, and I'm not sure if it'll go my way. However, I have this nagging feeling that if I leave things as they are in the interest of playing it safe, I could possibly regret in the future. Trust me, what I'm babbling about right now isn't overly deep or anything, but I just need to vent. Blerg.
Oh yeah, and new 30 Rock tomorrow. I hope Liz Lemon says blerg!
ps How many times did I say blerg in this post?
1) Feist was a great show! I had such a good time. It was great to see Hayden too, who's been on of my favourites since I was 18 years old. I hope he does his own tour sometime soon. His stage setup was just a mish-mash of instruments on the stage with a carpet underneath that had a garage-ish feel. Cool.
Feist was fabulous. I think the highlight song for me was the closer of "Sea Lion Woman". That woman can rock it out. She also managed to incorporate my favourite four things (stars, hearts, flowers, and birds) into her show. Anyway, it was a super fun time.
2) My new favourite word is blerg. Thanks 30 Rock!
3) So there was like some election or something last night... Joking. I didn't get to watch as much of it as I would have like because I had to help out with our school's open house. (Who was the silly person who set that date?) Blerg! However, I had a pretty fun time at the open house where my work spouse and I did some flashy science demos. My hair smelled like burnt gummy bears on my way home.
The US election was pretty inspirational. I wish we could have a charismatic leader in Canada. That would be something, eh?
4) Today I was volun-forced to go to a really boring workshop. I could have been at work getting work done instead. Blerg!
5) This kid made the comment last night that "Ms. W doesn't need chemicals to be on fire!" That was nice. :)
6) I downloaded some songs by Kim Barlow, who is a singer-songwriter from the Yukon that I saw as part of the Pan-Canadian Folk Ensemble a few weeks ago. She's fun. My fave tracks are "But He Don't", "Great White Nothing" and "Dancehall". Great stuff. I think I'm becoming a complete folkster (new term, just invented it). The last three concerts that I went to (Folk Ensemble, Great Lake Swimmers, Feist) are sometimes classified as folk music by iTunes, so maybe I need to become more crunchy-granola?
7) One day I'm going to write an actual post about one thing and not just a list of randomness. I swear. I find at this time of year my brain is complete mush. Blerg.
8) The weather has been crazy warm the past couple of days.
9) Are you aware of the phenomenon of pregnancy brain? Basically, when you are pregnant, like my dear work spouse, your brain gets a little bit mushy. This caused her to bring us to see the Sound of Music when we were supposed to see A Chorus Line. Well, she ended up breaking all three photocopiers at work because she put in the wrong kind of overheads. When she told me the story, my first reaction was "What? Did you break the good one?" and her reply was "Yup, and the other two as well." Last night we witnessed some people panicking over the situation and had to try so hard not to laugh. I'm sure there was mass chaos today at school. So maybe that boring-ass workshop was a blessing in disguise.
10) I hate when I have to decide whether or not to take a risk. I tend to play it safe when it comes to most things in life, but there might be something happening where I'll have to put something out there, and I'm not sure if it'll go my way. However, I have this nagging feeling that if I leave things as they are in the interest of playing it safe, I could possibly regret in the future. Trust me, what I'm babbling about right now isn't overly deep or anything, but I just need to vent. Blerg.
Oh yeah, and new 30 Rock tomorrow. I hope Liz Lemon says blerg!
ps How many times did I say blerg in this post?
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Most people like you, well, they don't dislike you.
I need...
...to drink more water.
...to go to the gym more often.
...to figure out my Halloween costume.
...to turn my brain off every once in awhile.
...to do laundry and clean my apartment.
...to finish knitting mittens for myself so I can start making baby stuff for some school friends who are knocked up.
...to live in the moment; not in the past, not in the future, but in the now.
I want...
...new lululemon pants. Deal is if I go to the gym 3 times per week in November, I get them.
...clarity.
...to be able to do this one yoga pose, where you stand on your shoulders, much better than I can now.
...to actually finish a book. (Something I haven't sadly done in awhile.)
...to feel more energized than I have lately.
I have...
...a lot of work on my plate these days.
...a monster who lives in my apartment and makes it messy (inside joke with my pal Jolene... it's actually her monster).
...fabulous classes, and really nice students who count on me for other things too. You would be surprised that there are teenagers out there who push me to do things like take then gardening in the park near our school, and to work on making the school more ecologically friendly. Teenagers tend to be really good people.
...a quieter weekend coming up. I won't be staying out late three nights in a row. It was worth it though. My midnight Great Lake Swimmers concert on Saturday was awesome, and I stayed out even later drinking tea. (Party animal.)
...tickets to see Feist with Hayden on Monday!
...a season subscription with my work spouse to this year's Mirvish productions. (I saw A Chorus Line last night. It was good. I'm seeing The Sound of Music in November.)
...lots of close friends.
...a great napping buddy in Rilo Kitty. I think I'm going to post another picture of here so you can see how pretty her green eyes are. Oh and I swear I'm not going to become a person who posts a picture of her cat all the time. Just, umm, some of the time.
...to drink more water.
...to go to the gym more often.
...to figure out my Halloween costume.
...to turn my brain off every once in awhile.
...to do laundry and clean my apartment.
...to finish knitting mittens for myself so I can start making baby stuff for some school friends who are knocked up.
...to live in the moment; not in the past, not in the future, but in the now.
I want...
...new lululemon pants. Deal is if I go to the gym 3 times per week in November, I get them.
...clarity.
...to be able to do this one yoga pose, where you stand on your shoulders, much better than I can now.
...to actually finish a book. (Something I haven't sadly done in awhile.)
...to feel more energized than I have lately.
I have...
...a lot of work on my plate these days.
...a monster who lives in my apartment and makes it messy (inside joke with my pal Jolene... it's actually her monster).
...fabulous classes, and really nice students who count on me for other things too. You would be surprised that there are teenagers out there who push me to do things like take then gardening in the park near our school, and to work on making the school more ecologically friendly. Teenagers tend to be really good people.
...a quieter weekend coming up. I won't be staying out late three nights in a row. It was worth it though. My midnight Great Lake Swimmers concert on Saturday was awesome, and I stayed out even later drinking tea. (Party animal.)
...tickets to see Feist with Hayden on Monday!
...a season subscription with my work spouse to this year's Mirvish productions. (I saw A Chorus Line last night. It was good. I'm seeing The Sound of Music in November.)
...lots of close friends.
...a great napping buddy in Rilo Kitty. I think I'm going to post another picture of here so you can see how pretty her green eyes are. Oh and I swear I'm not going to become a person who posts a picture of her cat all the time. Just, umm, some of the time.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Oh sugar spell it out.
Here's some Wednesday randomness. I am well aware that's it's not Wednesday, but I've kept thinking that it is Wednesday all freakin' day, so why stop now?
1) There's an older teacher on staff who always forgets my name. He learned it last year, but apparently it didn't stick. Today he was introducing me to his student teacher and he called me "Ms. Science". I didn't correct it. I like it. Maybe I'll tell my students they get bonus marks for calling me that.
2) It was cold today!! On the way home from school, it actually *snowed*. Little flakes landed on my coat. They didn't stick to the ground, but still. October 21st is too early for flakes to land on my coat.
3) I spent an hour raking leaves today (don't ask) and my back hurts. I feel like a grandma.
4) Rilo has been doing very well. She's such a personable cat. She says hello to me in the morning and follows me around and then chills with me on the couch as I eat my cereal and watch TV. Then, we chill when I get home. Right now, she's mad at me because I have to give her some medicine for her cold which she *hates*. She's hiding in her cat bed now, but I think once she wakes up she'll be over the whole medicine thing. She's a little like a belligerent teenager, and if there's one thing I can handle, it's belligerent teenagers.
5) I have rediscovered Tegan and Sara's album "The Con". I'm addicted to the songs Nineteen and Like O, Like H.
6) I have come to the conclusion that I don't swear on my blog enough. I mean, I don't fucking swear on my blog enough. Swearing is fun. I'm going to do it more often. I think I hold back on my swearing in real life, because I'm afraid I'll slip and do it in front of the kids. I'm on my sixth year of teachering (typo - I'm keeping it), and I've yet to fucking slip yet. So, I think I can loosen up in real life.
7) I can feel a mental health day coming on. Perhaps Thursday if I'm not too lazy to get my shit together. Taking a day off in my profession is more work than dragging yourself in.
All right, so tomorrow really *is* Wednesday, so happy Wednesday, and randomness out!
1) There's an older teacher on staff who always forgets my name. He learned it last year, but apparently it didn't stick. Today he was introducing me to his student teacher and he called me "Ms. Science". I didn't correct it. I like it. Maybe I'll tell my students they get bonus marks for calling me that.
2) It was cold today!! On the way home from school, it actually *snowed*. Little flakes landed on my coat. They didn't stick to the ground, but still. October 21st is too early for flakes to land on my coat.
3) I spent an hour raking leaves today (don't ask) and my back hurts. I feel like a grandma.
4) Rilo has been doing very well. She's such a personable cat. She says hello to me in the morning and follows me around and then chills with me on the couch as I eat my cereal and watch TV. Then, we chill when I get home. Right now, she's mad at me because I have to give her some medicine for her cold which she *hates*. She's hiding in her cat bed now, but I think once she wakes up she'll be over the whole medicine thing. She's a little like a belligerent teenager, and if there's one thing I can handle, it's belligerent teenagers.
5) I have rediscovered Tegan and Sara's album "The Con". I'm addicted to the songs Nineteen and Like O, Like H.
6) I have come to the conclusion that I don't swear on my blog enough. I mean, I don't fucking swear on my blog enough. Swearing is fun. I'm going to do it more often. I think I hold back on my swearing in real life, because I'm afraid I'll slip and do it in front of the kids. I'm on my sixth year of teachering (typo - I'm keeping it), and I've yet to fucking slip yet. So, I think I can loosen up in real life.
7) I can feel a mental health day coming on. Perhaps Thursday if I'm not too lazy to get my shit together. Taking a day off in my profession is more work than dragging yourself in.
All right, so tomorrow really *is* Wednesday, so happy Wednesday, and randomness out!
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Come sit next to me, pour yourself some tea.
Weezer was really a really awesome show. Really awesome. They've really changed up their stage show since I saw them way back in 2002. Rivers used to be a shoe-gazer rooted in place on stage, but now he engages in fun stage banter, moves around, kicks soccer balls into the crowd, jumps on a trampoline, plays the drums, and lets the other guys in the band play some of the songs. It was such a fun show. They played all of my favourite songs, including El Scorcho (!!!). I didn't know many of the songs from the Red album, but they were great live. Also, hearing old Weezer made me feel so young and brought back great memories from my high school and university days. I love how music intertwines itself with life. It was very appropriate that I went to the show with 5 of my pals from uni days. I love lasting friendships, and I love great music.
Right now I'm flipping back between the American VP debate and the Canadian debate. I laughed out loud when Jack Layton asked Harper if he was hiding something underneath his sweater. Zing. If Palin says the word maverick once more, I am going to vomit.
I really love the new Jack's Mannequin album. I cannot wait to see them in November.
This morning, a coworker in the staffroom commented how tired in the morning I look. Thanks. Much appreciated.
My apartment is a mess. Anyone wanna come over and fix that for me?
This weekend is going to be about getting the messy apartment in order, catching up on work, and catching up on reading and other good-for-me things. It won't be exciting, but hopefully I'll feel a little less overwhelmed than I have lately.
Random post out.
Right now I'm flipping back between the American VP debate and the Canadian debate. I laughed out loud when Jack Layton asked Harper if he was hiding something underneath his sweater. Zing. If Palin says the word maverick once more, I am going to vomit.
I really love the new Jack's Mannequin album. I cannot wait to see them in November.
This morning, a coworker in the staffroom commented how tired in the morning I look. Thanks. Much appreciated.
My apartment is a mess. Anyone wanna come over and fix that for me?
This weekend is going to be about getting the messy apartment in order, catching up on work, and catching up on reading and other good-for-me things. It won't be exciting, but hopefully I'll feel a little less overwhelmed than I have lately.
Random post out.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Second dates and lipstick tissues, New York gets pretty heavy, girl I hope it doesn't crush you.
Since my last post I have:
- twisted my ankle as a result of *two stairs* at work that presented a challenge to me. It was all swollen and sore for a couple days, so I took it easy and it's all better.
- sheepishly called my superintendent one morning because I was pretty sure that I left my straightening iron on. Thank goodness she's really nice.
- saw a great outdoor concert on a beautiful sunny evening at Yonge-Dundas square. Emm Gryner, who is an enjoyable singer, and one of my fave bands, Great Lake Swimmers, played. Both acts were really good. However, I question if anyone would sound bad on a cool, sunny, autumn evening.
- went shopping after the concert since I was right by the mall and got a new pair of jeans and a fun new colourful stripy purse. Total retail therapy to make my ankle feel better, I think.
- spent a lovely Friday evening getting manicures and pedicures with pals from work, then going for Mexican food afterwards. I ate so much, including churos and had 2 mango margaritas which rendered me momentarily tipsy, but it was oh-so-fun.
- added another concert to my fall concert-going schedule. (There are now five). My pal Mathew agreed to see Jack's Mannequin, my second favourite emo band ever, with me even though we'll probably be the oldest people there.
- went make-up shopping at the mall with Becca T and then ran into a former student when we went out for sushi afterwards. It was slightly awkward, but thankfully, the kid was leaving (although technically he's an adult now).
- skipped out on another TIFF-sponsored concert on Saturday night because it was just too rainy.
- had a very very lazy Sunday.
Next week: busyness at work, friend from high school crashing at my place, and assorted other craziness. I really *could* use another weekend day.
And tomorrow is Teacher Appreciation Day at Starbucks! I'll let you know how many I hit up for free coffees. *sigh* The lack of a Starbucks near my school is so disheartening to me.
- twisted my ankle as a result of *two stairs* at work that presented a challenge to me. It was all swollen and sore for a couple days, so I took it easy and it's all better.
- sheepishly called my superintendent one morning because I was pretty sure that I left my straightening iron on. Thank goodness she's really nice.
- saw a great outdoor concert on a beautiful sunny evening at Yonge-Dundas square. Emm Gryner, who is an enjoyable singer, and one of my fave bands, Great Lake Swimmers, played. Both acts were really good. However, I question if anyone would sound bad on a cool, sunny, autumn evening.
- went shopping after the concert since I was right by the mall and got a new pair of jeans and a fun new colourful stripy purse. Total retail therapy to make my ankle feel better, I think.
- spent a lovely Friday evening getting manicures and pedicures with pals from work, then going for Mexican food afterwards. I ate so much, including churos and had 2 mango margaritas which rendered me momentarily tipsy, but it was oh-so-fun.
- added another concert to my fall concert-going schedule. (There are now five). My pal Mathew agreed to see Jack's Mannequin, my second favourite emo band ever, with me even though we'll probably be the oldest people there.
- went make-up shopping at the mall with Becca T and then ran into a former student when we went out for sushi afterwards. It was slightly awkward, but thankfully, the kid was leaving (although technically he's an adult now).
- skipped out on another TIFF-sponsored concert on Saturday night because it was just too rainy.
- had a very very lazy Sunday.
Next week: busyness at work, friend from high school crashing at my place, and assorted other craziness. I really *could* use another weekend day.
And tomorrow is Teacher Appreciation Day at Starbucks! I'll let you know how many I hit up for free coffees. *sigh* The lack of a Starbucks near my school is so disheartening to me.
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