Same Thing We Do Every Night, Pinky...

On Second Thought...

Thu, 11 Mar 2004 13:14:44 GMT

Rather than fight with my scanner, you can actually check out some of the ones of the Ice Hotel and stuff on Steve's photo website...

http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/steve_in_sweden

Back to Reality...

Thu, 11 Mar 2004 13:10:42 GMT

My trip was brilliant...if I can ever figure out how to get my scanner working, I'll post some pics (especially of the Ice Hotel, which was the most amazing thing I've ever seen...which is a pretty big compliment coming from someone from the land of snow and ice!).

The guys were in top form...brilliant hosts. I took over a bottle of Morgan's for them(since they can't get it there...damn Swedes!) which was drunk in its entirety in one night, leading to many impromptu snow angels, a trip to "Exotic" pizza (where the pizza is anything but!), and at least one inquiry as to the whereabouts of the rum a la Pirates of the Carribean.

My thoughts on Sweden? Hmmmm... Well, it's bloody expensive, particularly at pubs (I paid 12 Canadian dollars for a pint at the Stockholm airport...which is about 5 quid)...the Swedish language is very, very bouncy (think Swedish Chef on the Muppet Show)...the women are drop-dead gorgeous...the streets are very clean...the men have dodgy haircuts...they eat a LOT of meatballs...everything looks like it was purchased at IKEA...NHL rules are better than European ones (what's a hockey game with no fights...sucker-puches like Bertuzzi's excepted, of course!)...yeah, I think that's about it...

Well, onto other Tabby news...I'm going to school in Ireland next year...doing my Masters in International Human Rights Law at the Irish Centre for Human Rights in Galway...very excited! Work is good. Ummm, can't think of anything else...

Right...that's me for now!

Smee-dgee-gotten!!!

Wed, 25 Feb 2004 21:05:40 GMT

Hello everybody...god it's been bloody ages since I updated! Well, a few probably know where I'm updating from, but for those who don't, I'm in Lulea, Sweden with Steven and Pete.

So far I've been here for 5 days, and I'm here for almost another week. It's been amazing, the country's really pretty, and it's so great to see the guys again. They've been fab hosts (but of course!) We've done the whole sightseeing thing, though I've been on my own for the past few days as the guys have been in class, but tomorrow we're going to the Ice Castle, which promises to be all kinds of cool!

Right, well no sense trying to update on the rest of the Tabby goings-on as it's been so long, but rest assured all is well.

Right, I'll let you all know how the rest of the trip goes.

Ciao!

Also bored...

Sat, 25 Oct 2003 17:29:59 GMT

[x] Pick up the nearest book and write a sentence at random from it: “The UN’s ‘blue helmets’ won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1988; since then, they have brought peace and democracy to Namibia, Cambodia, El Salvador, Mozambique, and East Timor; helped ease the U.S burden after regime changes in Haiti and Afghanistan; and policed largely bloodless stalemates from Cyprus to the Golan Heights to Western Sahara” (My god, even in my gap year I’m still a nerd!)

[x] Do you like having your picture taken? You betcha, though I’m not always pleased with the results.

[x] Ever bought a CD for just one song?: More times than I would care to count.

[x] If you could only talk to one person online, who would that be?: Manda, of course…though the jello conversations with Steve amuse me to no end…

[x] What color is the inside of your head when you close your eyes? Purple, I think.

[x] Do you find you use internet language when writing notes in real life? On occasion, depends on the general level of apathy I’m suffering from at the time

[x] When you're talking do you ever use your hands to do quotation marks in the air when saying certain words? Ooohhh yeah…I talk with my hands waaayyy too much…it’s the lawyer in me coming out!

[x] Ever seriously questioned your sanity? You mean in the last five minutes…

[x] When you dream do you see what's happening in a character's view or a camera type view: Character, always character

[x] Have you ever kept a New Year's resolution? Nope, my willpower sucks

[x] Who has the best taste in music out of all your friends?: Hands down Raquel

[x] What is your school mascot?: It was the Tasmanian Devil in high school; my uni mascot was a raven

[x] Do you wish your teeth were whiter?: Hell yeah, but that’s probably only because of the recent deluge of ads telling us to have whiter teeth…damn marketers

[x] Do you laugh at your own jokes? Yep…annoying ain’t it?

[x] What word instantly makes you smile? Fugee…great word, I’m giggling right now

[x] How many phone numbers do you have remembered and can say off the top of your head? More than I can count; I’ve got a great memory for numbers

[x] What was the best Halloween costume you ever had? I once dressed up as a genie, that was pretty cool, though I think my slightly slutty peacock this year will likely take the cake…you should see the tail I’ve made out of feathers!

[x] Can you limbo? Not even in a past life…

[x] You're a vampire; what's worse, never seeing a photo/reflection of yourself, never being able to eat or drink what's not blood, or never seeing sunlight again? I kinda like the sun…the pasties give me the creeps…

[x] Do you say random stuff like "I like Snickers" when you are having a conversation about something totally different?: It’s been known to happen.

[x] Name all the Teletubbies right now: Never, ever watched them

[x] Would you ever call someone a racist name?: No

[x] Do you think Vlad is a cool name? Sure, why the hell not…

[x] What do you think is going to take over humans and rule the world?: Shoe throwers…

[x] What is your IQ?: Not sure; don’t think I want to know.

[x] Have you ever killed your own dinner? I guess fish count, so hell yeah!

[x] Would you prefer a spork or a spoon and fork?: Spork ; another great word

[x] Favorite of the seven dwarves?: It’s all about Grumpy

[x] Ever laughed so hard that what you were drinking spewed out of your nose?: No, I tend to spit it out first

[x] Wasn't Josie and the Pussycats a stupid movie? Common misconception actually…truly it was a brilliant movie of the girly persuasion…Du Jour were classic, and nobody does ditzy quite like Tara Reid (side bar: the guy who plays the baddy agent in this one and is also the creepy guy from Circle of Friends should really get a new agent who might get him some better roles…I mean seriously, man…what were you thinking!) Oh, and a kick ass soundtrack to boot!

[x] Wasn't Shrek an awesome movie? I particularly like the bit when they blow up the snake and the frog and use them as balloons…

[x] Have you ever dissected a frog?: No, we dissected fetal pigs instead…named mine Wilbur

[x] How long have you been living at your current residence?: Well, the family’s been here for 15 years, I haven’t lived here in 4, but on this run, I’ve been here for a month and a half…soon to move out again though

Hey Hey Y'All

Sun, 28 Sep 2003 18:11:54 GMT

Sorry I've flaked out so completely on my journal as of late, been uber-busy, though not with anything exciting or random enough to realy put in a journal entry...

Hope everyone is back at Uni safe and sound and getting drunk lots and lots.

Promise not to be so flaky about the correspondence in the future...eep!!!

Later!

Stolen from mcbri100...

Wed, 27 Aug 2003 11:55:38 GMT

Fill this out, leave it in my messages and ill do the same back for you...

01: what is your first memory of me:
02: how long have we been friends:
03: tell about one memory we share together:
04: describe me in four adjectives:
05: if we could spend a day together what would we do:
06: name one thing you really don't like about me:
07: name one thing you really do like about me:
08: if you could give me a gift what would it be:
09: have we ever gotten in a fight & about what:
10: have we ever hugged:
11: have we ever danced with each other:
12: have you ever seen me cry:
13: have i ever offended you:
14: what is something embarrassing that i've done:
15: what do i usually look like when you see me:
16: what do i say all the time\whats my catch phrase:
17: do you think we will be friends in 5 years:
18: do you think i am bitchy:
19: has there been anything you wanted to tell me, but didn't:
20: what advice would you give me, in general:
21: wanna make out:
22: suggest a band / cd for me to listen to:
23: is there a song that reminds you of me:

Fuck Chad Krueger...

Sat, 23 Aug 2003 04:18:12 GMT

Matt Good rocks my world!!! That was the greatest concert ever. He's such an amazing artist, the lyrics and melodies are so haunting, and he actually stands for something. What a totally great night, I haven't felt this good in months and months.

So, uh, yeah...gonna go enjoy it...

Yeah Power!!!

Fri, 15 Aug 2003 14:25:48 GMT

Yeah, so I was one of the 40 million or so that had no power...well my flat and my office building had none. My parent's place which is about 20 minutes outside the city never lost their power, since it is supplied by the province of Québec, not by Ontario. But I get a three-day weekend since there are no lights in my building.

And it's bloody hot...32 degrees before factoring in any humidity...that's pretty dangerous for a lot of people who now have no air conditioning, or fans, or anything and whose bodies are accustomed to having them...also bad for my fridge and freezer, both now defrosted, leaving me with a whole pile of soon-to-be spoiled food.

The funniest bit though is the blame game going on between the two governments. Jean says it's Dubya's fault and ol' Georgey says those damn canucks are to blame. So in response, we said fine have it your way, and disconnected our power grid from theirs, letting them sort out their own problems. Most of Ontario is back on now (I'm not sure about the US)...well, except for my flat where they're telling me a few days probably...but I just think it's funny that when the going gets tough, the big boys take their toys and go home.

By Jove, I think she' got it!

Thu, 14 Aug 2003 19:05:32 GMT

From Rach's journal, April 18, 2003 (http://www.livejournal.com/users/themerrywench/2003/04/18/)...

"#2 The meaning of life - The ultimate aim of all humans should be coming up in a Google search - and it really be you. This is something that has taken millions of years of evolution of the human species to provide.

Millions have already achieved this and are now living it up in a life of frivolity, merriness, and general blissfulness. All on a huge plateau of Ben and Jerrys ice cream. So if you fancy some half baked, or phish food hurry up and get google recognition then you can come and join me. Beer, spirits, etc are complimentary and hangovers are a thing only mere mortals must suffer..."

Well, my dear, go to google and put in Tabatha Ann Tranquilla...

A-ight, Rachael Sue, here goes nothin'...

Thu, 07 Aug 2003 23:07:22 GMT

From themerrywench

1) Which is worse a shoe thrower or a gratuitous ass grabber? (ok i stole it, but i want your take on this)

Well, there have been many decisive opinions written on the subject (volumes, really) but I think the question here really comes down to intent...

You see, the gratutitous ass-grabber is inevitably hammered; I, myself, have been known to reach for a nice bottom after a few aftershocks, and perchance an absinthe. It's more of a reflex than anything else. And really, the bottom is so often forgotten and unappreciated (all that sitting, you know) so can you truly bemoan a little attention now and then?

The shoe-thrower, on the other hand, takes many forms. There is the loser at a concert who throws his shoe, then asks the bouncer at the front for it back. There are the twits at the rainbow show who want an autograph. And there are the closet shoe-throwers of yore, who once appeared out of the woodwork long ago in a corridor far, far away. This last type is obviously to be revered for their immense courage and beauty, and to be forgiven for this one act of ill-judgement; however, the same cannot be said for the first two types, who obviously are a cherry short of an ice cream sundae and must be removed fro the gene pool, post-haste.

So I choose the ass-grabber.

Flip-flop flingers are entirely another matter, however.

2) If you were to meet a person only once what is the one thing you would want them to remember about you?

My boobs...definitely my boobs...

No wait, that's not right.

Ok, seriously though, i would want them to remember my smile; you can tell a lot about a person by the way they smile. A smile can embody warmth, sincerity, wit, and just about anything else. I hope that mine encompasses some of these things.

3) What does the perfect bridesmaid dress actually look like, and will they all get to wear the same one, or will the pretty bridesmaid make them wear some skanky-ho polyester things to make hers look even better? (but not quite as good as the brides, of course)

Well, whatever Tammie picks out will be stunning; but mine or going to be beautiful...deep red with none of those frilly bits or chiffon or any ugly stuff like that...

Or perhaps you get to wear sea-foam green, with big puffy sleeves and a bow...oh yeah, a great big draw-attention-to-your-ass-and-make-it-look-enormous bow. We'll see how nice you are to me between now and then.

4) If you were to be a character out of either Sex in the City, ER, or Will and Grace which would you be and why?

I'd be Karen...I think it would be fun to be that shallow.

Really, I think I'd like to be Miranda, as she seems to display the characteristics I most admire...loyalty, honesty, intelligence, etc...

Although getting all that Samantha action could be fun too...hmmmm...

5) What is the funniest joke you have ever heard and actually remembered?

A piece of string walked into a bar...

Tue, 05 Aug 2003 19:38:55 GMT

I'm thinking of spending New Year in Scotland...is anyone going to be around to go drink with?!

Oh Canada...

Thu, 31 Jul 2003 14:20:18 GMT

So I was reading in the paper this morning about a big controversy in Saskatchewan (one of our western provinces...big cattle and farming place to be). They're all up in arms with the US cause they won't lift the ban on Canadian beef cause of our one case of BSE over 3 months ago. In their frustration, they've resorted to name calling...they sent out a letter in which they referred to Bush as "President Shrub".

Is that really the best that we, as a nation, can do? "Presdient Shrub"?!!?

I'm sure he's just fuming at the insolence of it all...or maybe he's just laughing at it's utter lameness...I know I am...tee hee...

Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:29:41 GMT

So today is the big Rolling Stones et al concert in Toronto, but there's a slight problem...

They've dubbed it the SARS Concert. That's right, the SARS Concert.

Kinda makes you feel all warm and fuzzy.

Stay tuned next week for Typhoid Fever Fest and Ebola-palooza...

Come on now...

Tue, 29 Jul 2003 14:53:54 GMT

This has got to be the silliest thing I've ever read...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1008215,00.html

Tue, 29 Jul 2003 13:20:11 GMT

Well tomorrow is the huge concert in Toronto (Rolling Stones, ACDC, et al...); not sure if anybody's heard about it, but it's all we've heard about for about a month now. (Sidenote...my flatmate had tickets, but decided not to take the day off work to go...silly, silly boy!) Anyhow, the list of what you can and can't bring into the show is absolutely enormous and growing every day, so naturally, the media have been taking the piss for weeks. This article was in the "Globe and Mail" today (a national newspaper); I personally think it's hilarious...

"Barring a last-minute strike by Local 43 of the Rock Concert Tarpaulin and Folding-Chair Workers Union, here are the final regulations and schedule for the July 30 Rolling Stones "Liver Spots '03" concert in Toronto.

Items allowed: cotton puff balls, feathers, marshmallows, meringue, air guitars, pet butterflies, Kleenex (not in boxes), hair extensions, adult diapers, floss, 1 breath mint, Yorkshire pudding, cellophane tape, 3-D glasses (cardboard only), sideburns, arthritis medicine, oxygen previously inhaled and marijuana intended for personal medicinal use (i.e. no more than 15 kilos).

Prohibited items: Bazookas, personal scaffolding, boulders, full 23-volume copies of the Oxford English Dictionary, personal gurus, microwave ovens, mirrors (as per Keith Richards's contract rider), liquid nitrogen, suits of armour, glitter jumpsuits, Paul McCartney, tractors, live lobsters, large blocks of ice, barbells, Humvees, helicopter-mounted motion-picture cameras, portable professional recording studios, paternity suit subpoenas for Mick Jagger.

Timetable as follows:

8 a.m. -- Busload of unnecessary scalpers arrives from Buffalo, N.Y., to help create sense of urgency and excitement;

9 a.m. -- IOC delegates reviewing Toronto's beleaguered bid for 2020 Summer Olympics given tour of future synchronized swimming swamp;

Noon -- Gates open; all tickets exchanged for free Liberal Party memberships;

12:15 p.m. -- Photo op as Toronto mayoralty candidates express support for the beleaguered tobacco industry by sharing a smoke with Ron Wood;

1 p.m. -- Musical Salute to the beleaguered Canadian beef industry, featuring Loverboy, Bobby Curtola, Honeymoon Suite, Platinum Blonde, Trooper, Thundermug and The Irish Rovers;

1:30 p.m. -- Photo op: 47 Canadian Senators carve a giant butter sculpture of Mick Jagger's lips to support Ontario's beleaguered butter industry;

2 p.m. -- United Nations "best country in the world" jurors to be toured through concert site while doctors and nurses dispense free and excellent health care to sunburned and/or nauseous fans;

3 p.m. -- Musical Salute to beleaguered Canadian cheese industry, featuring Terry Jacks, Luba, Men Without Hats, Mitsou, Patsy Gallant, Robert Goulet and Emerson, Lake and Shapiro;

4 p.m. -- Mayor Mel Lastman, live via satellite from an undisclosed location, officially declares July 30 "Thanks, Rolling Stones, For Using Toronto As Your Tax Haven!" Day;

6 p.m. -- Photo op: Ontario Premier Ernie Eves sings It's All Over Now ;

7 p.m. -- Photo op: Federal Liberal leadership candidate Sheila Copps sings You Can't Always Get What You Want with Keith Richards;

8 p.m. -- Photo op: Federal Liberal leadership candidate Paul Martin sings Under My Thumb with Mick Jagger;

9 p.m. -- Concert-goers advised to "go one more time" prior to all portable toilets being removed from site to avoid insurance problems;

10 p.m. -- To support Ontario's beleaguered hotel industry, Mick Jagger personally pledges not to trash his room;

11 p.m. -- Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears reunite on stage to support Toronto's beleaguered relationship-counselling industry;

Midnight -- 700,000 tonnes of concert garbage is packaged and put up for sale on eBay as Rolling Stones memorabilia;

1 a.m. -- Toronto declared "world-class" again by the Travel Writers' Association of Toledo, Ohio."

My Kind of Quiz...

Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:30:14 GMT

Threat rating: Medium. Your total lack of decent
family values makes you dangerous, but we can
count on some right wing nutter blowing you up
if you become too high profile.

What threat to the Bush administration are you?
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You like Harry Potter, you scum. It's the deepest
pit in Hell for you.

Your very
existence is a crime against Nature.

Why Will You Go To Hell?
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Just for a little amusement on a Monday afternoon!

And so it begins...

Sun, 27 Jul 2003 22:20:35 GMT

Questions from yankees133

1) Honestly, who throws a shoe?

Apparently Strathclyde students at a Rainbow show. Or guys named Random Task. And on very special occasions, you may perchnace upon a stunningly enebriated Miss Tabatha Ann throwing a boot down a corridor at a certain clueless fuckwit.

2) This isn't really a question, but do your best George W. Bush impression.

My fellow...Americans...This is...a trying time...in the history...of our great...nation...Terrorism...The spread...of aids...in the country...of Africa...Social upheaval...in Iraq...These...are issues...that resignate...with the people...of our fair land...I don't want...nations...feeling they can...bully us...
ourselves...and our allies...I want to have...a ballistic defense system...so that we...can make...the world more peaceful...and...at the same time...I want to reduce...our own...nuclear capacities...to the level...commiserate with...keeping the peace...I will have...a foreign-handed...foreign policy...The evil doers...will not...escape...We'll let...our friends...be the peacekeepers...and we Americans...will be...the pacemakers...We will prevail...God Bless America.

3) What are 5 interesting things about Canada that most people don't know?

That we were once invaded by the US in 1812, and we kicked theor ass...badly...in fact we burned their Presidential home and they subsequently had to whitewash it, hence the White House (true story, look it up); that the national sport is not in fact hockey, but lacrosse; that our head of state is the Queen; that we are an officially bilingual country, except for the province of Québec, which is unilingual French...so all my Irn Bru bottles have labels in French as well as English; that, while Americans may have popularised the donut as a quintessential snack food, it took a Canadian to popularize the hole (the much-heralded Timbit!)

4) What is your most memorable drunken moment? (Hooray for question recycling!)

The night I drank a 26 oz bottle of vodka in 20 minutes and threw up on a bouncer and a roomate, subsequently getting kicked out of the bar (see below)

5) Will a Canadian hockey team ever win the Stanley Cup again?

Ottawa is well on its way...go Sens go! The other four aren't bad either...well, maybe Montréal is...but Toronto, Vancouver, and Edmonton have ok chances...maybe another run of Oiler Cups is in order...

And from mcbri100

1. You are being sent to a desert island never to return- what 3 things do you take (no humans allowed and food provided)?

I would take my photo album, my Chantal Kreviazuk CD snd CD player, and my copy of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. They're my fave things in the whole world (non-human, of course!)

2. If you could have one wish in the world what would it be?

That I could have all my favourite people around me all in the same place at the same time, which is near impossible, as we all know. Look at me using my one wish to be all selfish and stuff...screw world peace, I want my peops!

3. Which song makes you cry most and why?

"Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle. I'm going to dance with my Daddy to it at my wedding (as is probably alsmot every girl on the face of the planet). I tear up every time I hear it.

4. What is your record vodka intake? What impact did this have on you?

In first year, I managed to drink a 26 oz bottle with my flatmate (Raquel, the one that came to Scotland to visit at Halloween) in 20 minutes flat. I was stressed after an accounting midterm. I went to a trashy bar with my boys, Raquel, and my new boyfriend Jonathan. I got kicked out by the bouncer...fair enough since I had just thrown up on him and Raquel. So mortified, as Jonathan and I had just started dating...ah well, we dated for 2 more two more years, so I guess he didn't mind.

5. In relation to crime- nature or nurture?

Nurture...I do not believe that any person is inherently bad. Everyone gets their shot; it's what you do with it that determines your place in the grand scheme of things.

Ah, what the hell...

Fri, 25 Jul 2003 14:15:34 GMT

Well, I'm stealing this off Jon's Journal, but anyways, i thought it might be fun...

Directions:
1 - Leave a comment, saying you want to be interviewed.
2 - I will respond; I'll ask you five questions.
3 - You'll update your journal with my five questions, and your five answers.
4 - You'll include this explanation.
5 - You'll ask other people five questions when they want to be interviewed

13 months, eh...

Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:54:16 GMT

Tammie asked me to be her bridesmaid last night...double yipee!!!

K, so that gives me 13 months...

Mandatory pre-wedding diet...

And must find proper date for big occasion...

YIPEE!!!!

Tue, 22 Jul 2003 02:17:10 GMT

Derek (my only brother) and Tammie are engaged!!!!!!!!

I'm sooooo excited; I absolutely adore Tammie and have always wanted a sister; I couldn't be happier...way to go Derek!

I love a happy ending...or maybe a happy beginning!

Ridiculous, really...

Mon, 21 Jul 2003 13:59:00 GMT

I hit snooze on my alarm clock for 2 whole hours this morning, leaving me approximately 7 minutes to get ready for work...bugger it all!

Tabby and Jacob's Excellent Adventure...

Fri, 18 Jul 2003 14:09:37 GMT

Wednesday night was another chapter in my farcical medical history as of late. I was on the phone to Richard and started feeling completely dizzy to the point that I had to hang up on him (sorry about that, by the way!). By the time my flatmate, Jacob, got home an hour later I couldn't stand up without falling over. This continued all night, so finally around 9pm, I called Amanda in BC (cause she's my resident authority on all things medical being a nurse and all) and she figured I had vertigo (caused by an inner era infection of some sort); wanting a second opinion before I showed up at emergency like some silly hypochondriac, we called this tele-health Ontario line run by the provincial government to get another nurse's opinion. She told me pretty much the same thing Manda said and said to get to emergency, making sure to tell me not to drive myself...thanks for that. I can't walk to the car without falling over, but I'm going to get in it and drive...it's a truly sad comment on society that that doesn't go without saying.

So off we went to emergency, where they are still screening for SARS, so we were stopped at the entrance by a nurse and two security guards (I joked that I'd never been to an emergency room with bouncers before...they didn't find it all that amusing). She asked what was wrong, so I told her, and she promptly put me in a wheelchair so that I wouldn't fall down and hurt myself and gave Jake and I masks, cause they're mandatory. So now I feel like a complete git being wheeled around the waiting room in a wheelchair wearing a stupid surgical mask. And Jake kept locking the wheels on my chair so I couldn't roll away...he was having waaayyy too mch fun with the whole thing. So I ditched the wheelchair, which made me feel a little less stupid.

Then the doctor decided to have some fun with me too. She was doing all these follow-my-finger-with-your-eyes tests, and walk-in-a-straight-line things like the police do when they pull you over for drunk driving, and she was making me really dizzy. Then she had me stand with my feet together, my eyes closed, and my hands out in front of me, and she pushed me! I guess it was to see whether I had any balance left at all, but if she hadn't caught me I would've fallen flat on my face...I think she was having far too much fun with the whole thing, personally.

So now I feel completely wretched, all dizzy and lightheaded...kind of drunk, really. Funny how normally it would take copious amounts of alcohol to make me feel like this and more funny that I would do it to myself voluntarily. Ah well.

Must go...keys starting to run together...

Proud to be a Canadian...

Wed, 16 Jul 2003 11:56:03 GMT

Went to see "Bowling for Columbine" last night. While I was a big fan (the whole bit in Canada was brilliant!!!), I was kind of disappointed. I kinda pride myself on knowling useless facts about international relations, particularly when it deals with absolute hypocrisy, but I will admit that I had no idea about the Kosovo/Columbine date thing (if you've seen the film, you'll know what I mean, and if not, well what are you waiting for...) Not that I necessarily agree with the logic of the reference, being as though Kosovo can't really be considered in a moral vacuum, as it were, and that it wasn't just the US that bombed it, but props to Mr.Moore for making the connection.

The interview with Charleton Heston alone was worth the price of admission...crazy ol' bastard!

There's a 7am?

Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:46:42 GMT

Yes, I'm aware of the un-godly hour; yes, I have been to bed. Have meetings all morning and just getting an early start so as to be prepared for them.

Ok, so all year my flatmates have been telling me that there is a Chinese midget who lives on our street; I always thought they were pulling my leg given my propensity to tell midget jokes when enebriated. But alas, yesterday, the elusive midget was walking home just as I was walking to the store. He does exist! It's like seeing the Easter Bunny (I wonder if the midget would give me chocolate if I asked him to...)

On a completely un-related note, I watched "For Love or Money 2" last night (I know, I know...but it was on after Canadian Idol...oh wait, this isn't getting any better!) Such trash, I tell ya. Anyways, the point is that there was one absolute stunner on the show, and the silly girl got rid of him...yes, he was after the money and yes, he was kind of a jerk...but COME ON! He was stunning. And she kept a guy whose name was Munch! Now I have no real reason to watch anymore, except for the hope that he'll take the money over the girl because when Erin did it, it was bloody funny!

Grrrr...

Mon, 14 Jul 2003 14:20:04 GMT

Phone must stop ringing so much...I need a vacation...badly!

Any suggestions?