Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
And so the fairy tale ends...
In my ongoing1 coverage of this story, it is my duty to inform the public that Belinda Stronach and Tie Domi have broken up.
You heard it here first. Unless you've already heard it somewhere else.
1And by "ongoing" I mean the two times I mentioned it a year ago.
You heard it here first. Unless you've already heard it somewhere else.
1And by "ongoing" I mean the two times I mentioned it a year ago.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Stephen Colbert In My Bed
I'm sitting in my bed as I type this. I recently bought some new sheets and they are sooooo soft. Sooooo comfy.
And since I have my laptop with me, I can watch Stephen Colbert clips in my warm, soft, comfy bed.
And recently there have been two clips in which Colbert refers to Canada. And, as all Canadians know, while we pretty much define our national identity as "hey, we aren't Americans!", we somehow still love it when American pop culture acknowledges our existence. "Hey, that character in that movie said 'Montreal'!" "Hey, Wolverine is in Alberta!" So, as a good Canadian citizen, I now share with you two clips of Stephen Colbert talking about his northernly neighbour.
First up, "Smoking Pole: The Fight for Arctic Riches":
Secondly, we have "Nailed 'Em: Northern Border":
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to watch some more of Stephen Colbert in my bed until the drowsy stage of my latest dose of Tylenol 3 kicks in. Oh ya, I suppose I should mentioned that I did, in fact, survive my surgery and I've now been freed of four teeth and a heck of a lot of blood. I'll tell ya all about it tomorrow - I kept meaning to blog about it earlier, but I'm all loopy on the meds and would forget that I meant to do it in the time it took me to open a new browser tab to open up Blogger. Or I'd fall asleep. Which I think I might do soon now, the drowsiness seems to be setting in.
And since I have my laptop with me, I can watch Stephen Colbert clips in my warm, soft, comfy bed.
And recently there have been two clips in which Colbert refers to Canada. And, as all Canadians know, while we pretty much define our national identity as "hey, we aren't Americans!", we somehow still love it when American pop culture acknowledges our existence. "Hey, that character in that movie said 'Montreal'!" "Hey, Wolverine is in Alberta!" So, as a good Canadian citizen, I now share with you two clips of Stephen Colbert talking about his northernly neighbour.
First up, "Smoking Pole: The Fight for Arctic Riches":
Secondly, we have "Nailed 'Em: Northern Border":
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to watch some more of Stephen Colbert in my bed until the drowsy stage of my latest dose of Tylenol 3 kicks in. Oh ya, I suppose I should mentioned that I did, in fact, survive my surgery and I've now been freed of four teeth and a heck of a lot of blood. I'll tell ya all about it tomorrow - I kept meaning to blog about it earlier, but I'm all loopy on the meds and would forget that I meant to do it in the time it took me to open a new browser tab to open up Blogger. Or I'd fall asleep. Which I think I might do soon now, the drowsiness seems to be setting in.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Pierre Chretien
I was just reading this article on the Global TV website and was looking at the "photo gallery" of the "10 Worst Canadians," as voted on by any jackass with Internet access. When I got to #6 in the photo gallery, I noticed this oddity:
[Click on the pic to see it in its full-sized glory]
Pierre Chretien1? Really, Global TV? Really?
You seriously need to fire your editor.
1For the benefit of my American readers, the man in that photo is Jean Chretien. He was our Prime Minister for just over a decade (Nov 1993 to Dec 2003). Certainly long enough for us to have learned his name.
[Click on the pic to see it in its full-sized glory]Pierre Chretien1? Really, Global TV? Really?
You seriously need to fire your editor.
1For the benefit of my American readers, the man in that photo is Jean Chretien. He was our Prime Minister for just over a decade (Nov 1993 to Dec 2003). Certainly long enough for us to have learned his name.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
An Actual Email Exchange I Had Yesterday
E: I'm meeting UBC's president and getting interviewed by City TV tomorrow...a tad nerve racking! I guess I better actually brush my hair tomorrow, eh?
Me: Are you being interviewed and meeting the prez for Reading Week stuff*?
E: yup!
Me: Cool. Try not to drop any F-bombs** in front of him ;-)
E: I'll do my best. No promises though.
I have the best friends.
*"Reading Week stuff = a community service learning project that my friend runs on Reading Week, involving university students working with kids from inner city schools/adults from the inner city. Reading Week is the Canadian name for "Spring Break."
**This is not an unprecedented. She once dropped the F-bomb in front of the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister.
Me: Are you being interviewed and meeting the prez for Reading Week stuff*?
E: yup!
Me: Cool. Try not to drop any F-bombs** in front of him ;-)
E: I'll do my best. No promises though.
I have the best friends.
*"Reading Week stuff = a community service learning project that my friend runs on Reading Week, involving university students working with kids from inner city schools/adults from the inner city. Reading Week is the Canadian name for "Spring Break."
**This is not an unprecedented. She once dropped the F-bomb in front of the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Why?
Why did my grocery store decide to rearrange their set up, right when just I got to know where everything was? And why don't they keep the tomato paste next to the canned tomatoes? And why have whole wheat English muffins been on sale* non-stop since I started going to this grocery store last May?
Why do all the non-organic croutons, of which there are several varieties, have to have trans fats in them? Do I look like I can afford 50 cents extra to buy the organic ones in order to avoid the artery clogging trans fats?**
Why can I not remember any phone numbers, save my parents which has been the same number since before I was born? Oh ya, and Sarah's phone number back in high school, which her parents no longer have, as they have moved, and thus the number is totally useless to me. I mean, I don't have a cell phone, so it's not like I have everyone on speed dial. I look up numbers when I call people, yet I never seem to remember what those numbers are the next time I call.
Why can a politician stand up in the House of Parliament and tell an out and out lie and get away with it? Why isn't there perjury for politicians on the House floor?
Why don't I have a sugar daddy?
Why does my Palm Pilot require that I fiddle with it for at least 15 minutes and hold it just so in its cradle before it will hot sync?
Why did Vanilla Ice drop out of the music scene?***
Why is my application status for a job that I would quite like, and for which I applied in October, still listed as "in process"? And why won't they answer my follow up email?
Why do I always have a burning desire to bake cookies at 9:30 p.m., every single night?
Why am I completely incapable of doing any real work before 11:30 pm, of sleeping before 2:47 am, or of rising before 12:21 p.m.?
Why do I forget to take my calcium supplement 4 out of 5 days? Is the fear of debilitating osteoporosis not pressing enough? Is the need to have street cred among the other bone biologists not sufficient to jog my memory?
*10 cents off the regular price
**For the record, I decided to make my own, homemade croutons instead. And they were delicious.
***More importantly, why the hell did I just read the entire Wikipedia entry on Vanilla Ice? And why the hell did he and his wife name their daughters Dusti Raine and Keelee Breeze? Why, why, why would someone do that??
Why do all the non-organic croutons, of which there are several varieties, have to have trans fats in them? Do I look like I can afford 50 cents extra to buy the organic ones in order to avoid the artery clogging trans fats?**
Why can I not remember any phone numbers, save my parents which has been the same number since before I was born? Oh ya, and Sarah's phone number back in high school, which her parents no longer have, as they have moved, and thus the number is totally useless to me. I mean, I don't have a cell phone, so it's not like I have everyone on speed dial. I look up numbers when I call people, yet I never seem to remember what those numbers are the next time I call.
Why can a politician stand up in the House of Parliament and tell an out and out lie and get away with it? Why isn't there perjury for politicians on the House floor?
Why don't I have a sugar daddy?
Why does my Palm Pilot require that I fiddle with it for at least 15 minutes and hold it just so in its cradle before it will hot sync?
Why did Vanilla Ice drop out of the music scene?***
Why is my application status for a job that I would quite like, and for which I applied in October, still listed as "in process"? And why won't they answer my follow up email?
Why do I always have a burning desire to bake cookies at 9:30 p.m., every single night?
Why am I completely incapable of doing any real work before 11:30 pm, of sleeping before 2:47 am, or of rising before 12:21 p.m.?
Why do I forget to take my calcium supplement 4 out of 5 days? Is the fear of debilitating osteoporosis not pressing enough? Is the need to have street cred among the other bone biologists not sufficient to jog my memory?
*10 cents off the regular price
**For the record, I decided to make my own, homemade croutons instead. And they were delicious.
***More importantly, why the hell did I just read the entire Wikipedia entry on Vanilla Ice? And why the hell did he and his wife name their daughters Dusti Raine and Keelee Breeze? Why, why, why would someone do that??
Thursday, February 08, 2007
While I'm on the topic of politics*, I just read an article that David Emerson is thinking about running the Vancouver Quadra riding in the next election. Vancouver Quadra is my riding**. As you may remember from my previous rants, I'm not fan of David Emerson. David Emerson, who defected from the Liberal party a mere two weeks after the election to take a cabinet position as a member of the "Conservative"** party, knows that he doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell of winning in his current riding of Vancouver Kingsway. The people of Vancouver Kingsway haven't forgotten! Of course, despite the fact that the title of the article is "Emerson mulls running in Quadra or current riding," Emerson isn't actually saying that. My favourite line in the article was:
Yes, David, we know that your plans are *always* subject to revision - even *after* you've been elected!
*I did mention politics in that posting, however briefly.
**I mean I live in that riding. Not that I'm the MP for the riding. Don't be silly.
**I still can't bring myself to call these guys the Conversatives. They are the Canadian Alliance, who are the Reform party. That's all there is to it.
"I indicated to the prime minister what my plans at that point [during the Christmas holidays] were, but plans are always subject to confirmation or revision."
Yes, David, we know that your plans are *always* subject to revision - even *after* you've been elected!
*I did mention politics in that posting, however briefly.
**I mean I live in that riding. Not that I'm the MP for the riding. Don't be silly.
**I still can't bring myself to call these guys the Conversatives. They are the Canadian Alliance, who are the Reform party. That's all there is to it.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Aloo Gobi
I'm listening to the Canuck game and my future husband, Marc Chouinard, has just gone to the dressing room partway through the 2nd period with what appears to be a leg injury of some sort. I hope it's nothing serious! Never fear, Marc, I will kiss it better for you!
In other news, apparently Condi Rice is coming back to Canada to get another piece of that hunk, Peter McKay.... *snicker*... nope, I still can't say "hunk" and "Peter MacKay" in the same sentence with a straight face.
Oh - Marc's back! He's trying to walk it off. He's so tough! He's back on the bench now!
I tried to make Aloo Gobi for dinner tonight... it turned out OK, but a bit mushier than I would have liked. Perhaps if the recipe I used had made more sense and I didn't have to make up a few of the steps up along the way, it might have turned out better. For example, the ingredients list included both garam masala and coriander powder, but at no point in the instructions are you told when to add them. And the instruction to "Add cauliflower and high heat for about a minutes" required some guesswork. As well, there were a few points in the recipe where you supposed to bhoona, which the recipe explains means the following:
So, does anyone have a good recipe for Aloo Gobi?
In other news, apparently Condi Rice is coming back to Canada to get another piece of that hunk, Peter McKay.... *snicker*... nope, I still can't say "hunk" and "Peter MacKay" in the same sentence with a straight face.
Oh - Marc's back! He's trying to walk it off. He's so tough! He's back on the bench now!
I tried to make Aloo Gobi for dinner tonight... it turned out OK, but a bit mushier than I would have liked. Perhaps if the recipe I used had made more sense and I didn't have to make up a few of the steps up along the way, it might have turned out better. For example, the ingredients list included both garam masala and coriander powder, but at no point in the instructions are you told when to add them. And the instruction to "Add cauliflower and high heat for about a minutes" required some guesswork. As well, there were a few points in the recipe where you supposed to bhoona, which the recipe explains means the following:
Bhoona is a technique that is essential to Indian cooking. The bhoona technique means that the mixture is cooked over medium-high heat, with constant stirring to avoid scorching, until all liquids are reduced and the spices coat the meat like a paste. About 1/2 cup of water can then be added, the dish covered, and a gravy created as the dish becomes liquified again.The problem with trying to bhoona in this recipe is that there wasn't a single liquid in the ingredient list! It's rather difficult to reduce all liquids when there aren't any. So I added water and hoped for the best. After taste testing, I decided that the mixture tasted like nothing and added a bunch more spices and a couple of chili peppers, which gave it a nick kick. However, I think all the adding of the water in order to be able to bhoona made the potatoes disintegrate, hence the aforementioned mushiness.
So, does anyone have a good recipe for Aloo Gobi?
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
What is this world coming to?
It's election day in the US, the Democrats are poised to retake the House, and this is one of the top news stories on MSNBC.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Once upon a time, I defended a Ph.D. And at that time, some wicked cool awesome people gave me some money to buy myself a digital camera in celebration of said defence. Well, I've finally gotten off my butt, done some research and figured out which digicam I wanted. And I bought it on the internets, which was actually cheaper than buying it in a nonline store. Isn't it beautiful?
And here is the first photo that I took with my new camera*:
Note: I'm still waiting on the high speed memory card that I ordered to go with the camera, so there is a bit of a delay between the time I press the button and the time at which the camera actually takes the picture. Just enough time that one's roommate might lift her cup of tea up in front of her face, for example.
In other news, I've surpassed the 10,000 hit mark on my blog! Now, I know that some of you hit the 10,000 marks AGES ago. Some get 10,000 hits a day. But I'm still happy with my 10,000+ hits and I thought I'd give a shoutout to the lurkers who read my blog but never comment** and to the randoms who stumble onto this blog accidentally... those people who I only know come around here thanks to my trusty StatCounter. Like the person from Nice, France who was googling for "sarah mautalen"... I'm sorry you wasted 24 seconds on my blog, I don't know who Sarah Mautalen is. To the chap from merry old England who googled "Oilers gong show" - I couldn't agree more***. And to the person from Nanaimo, BC who was googling "picutres of Leanne Domi," - yes, she does, in fact, look like Belinda Stronach's twin... glad I could be of some assistance in your search. To the individual in Switzerland who googled "shoes destroy" - I just don't even know what to say to you! And to the person from Surrey, BC who wants to know if Taylor Pyatt is married.... he is. He's married to me and I am having his babies - so back off!
And, finally, I have been remiss!! It is now October 24th and I haven't yet posted a birthday wish to Therese! And her birthday was October 22nd!! I suck!!! Fortunately, she was off galvanting in England, so hopefully did not notice my remiss-ness. So now, I offer you 30 birthday wishes:
Yay! It was Therese's Birthday!
Hope you had a great day, EZ-T!
*The popping of my camera's cherry, if you will.
**You should comment, dammit! All the cool kids are doing it!
***Unless you had googled "Calgary Flames gong show"... then I could agree more!
And here is the first photo that I took with my new camera*:
Note: I'm still waiting on the high speed memory card that I ordered to go with the camera, so there is a bit of a delay between the time I press the button and the time at which the camera actually takes the picture. Just enough time that one's roommate might lift her cup of tea up in front of her face, for example.
In other news, I've surpassed the 10,000 hit mark on my blog! Now, I know that some of you hit the 10,000 marks AGES ago. Some get 10,000 hits a day. But I'm still happy with my 10,000+ hits and I thought I'd give a shoutout to the lurkers who read my blog but never comment** and to the randoms who stumble onto this blog accidentally... those people who I only know come around here thanks to my trusty StatCounter. Like the person from Nice, France who was googling for "sarah mautalen"... I'm sorry you wasted 24 seconds on my blog, I don't know who Sarah Mautalen is. To the chap from merry old England who googled "Oilers gong show" - I couldn't agree more***. And to the person from Nanaimo, BC who was googling "picutres of Leanne Domi," - yes, she does, in fact, look like Belinda Stronach's twin... glad I could be of some assistance in your search. To the individual in Switzerland who googled "shoes destroy" - I just don't even know what to say to you! And to the person from Surrey, BC who wants to know if Taylor Pyatt is married.... he is. He's married to me and I am having his babies - so back off!
And, finally, I have been remiss!! It is now October 24th and I haven't yet posted a birthday wish to Therese! And her birthday was October 22nd!! I suck!!! Fortunately, she was off galvanting in England, so hopefully did not notice my remiss-ness. So now, I offer you 30 birthday wishes:
Happy Birthday, Therese!
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Yay! It was Therese's Birthday!Hope you had a great day, EZ-T!
*The popping of my camera's cherry, if you will.
**You should comment, dammit! All the cool kids are doing it!
***Unless you had googled "Calgary Flames gong show"... then I could agree more!
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Yet Another Reason That the PM is a Dickhead
PM's hockey loyalties questioned after Leafs goal
Stephen Harper cheered after a Leafs goal last night. But he refuses to confirm that he is a Leafs fan. So, not only is he a dickhead based on the scientifically-proven fact that all Leafs fans are dickheads*, but he's also too big a coward to admit his loyalties. Imagine that, Stephen Harper concealing something from the media... so much for "transparency"....In other hockey news, I'm currently the leader in my hockey pool! I just had to point that out now because there has only been one night of the season so far and it's probably all downhill from here.
*present company excluded, of course
Monday, September 25, 2006
And the plot thickens...
So, I’m watching ET Canada* and the first story is about how Tie Domi’s wife has listed Tie having an affair with Belinda Stronach on her divorce papers!** All I can say is ewwwwww!
Leanne Domi
Leanne Domi
Belinda Stronach Tie Domi
OK, I guess the other thing I can say is, "how does he tell them apart?"
Oh ya, and in my googling for photos for this posting, I came across this pic, which I totally had to share with y'all. Yup, this blog is nothing if not classy.
*Don’t look at me like that. It comes on after the news and I had left the TV on. I was watching the news, dammit!
** and you had heard it here first!
Friday, September 15, 2006
Not To Be Outdone....
... apparently Belinda Stronach, not to be outdone by Peter and Condi, is now making headlines because she is (possibly) dating.... Tie Domi? wtf?
I think she just wanted some air time on my blog.
I think she just wanted some air time on my blog.
Thursday, September 14, 2006
MacKay Update
OK, so I just watched the news at noon and the reporter referred to Peter MacKay as "a hunk." I'm pretty sure that is a sign of the apocalypse.
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Random Ramblings
So I went to an Aggie dinner tonight. Despite being an Aggie for 6 years and never having gone to an Aggie dinner while I was actually a student, I went to one tonight. It was a lot of fun - there were a tonne of people helping out making the dinner. Plus, if you help out making the dinner, you get to eat for free. Which is important when you are unemployed, ur, between jobs... yes, that sounds better.
After dinner, a bunch of us decided to go down to the beach. We got some wood to make a fire. Lugged it all the way to the beach. Then it started to rain. So we abandoned our plan - which was really good because by the time we got back to the Aggie building, it really started to pour down. Sigh. I think it may be autumn now.
So, to remind me of more summery times, I give you this pic of me and my neice, taken when I was visiting Toronto in June:
Isn't she a cutie pie? Wouldn't we make a great ad for Tim Horton's?
OK, what else... ah yes, Lukas won Rockstar: Supernova. wOOt! I didn't want to mention it on here before because whenever I cheer for anyone, they inevitably lose*, but I've been watching Supernova for the past few weeks and I totally wanted Lukas to win. And, I will admit it, it is in large part because he's Canadian. I thought that all of the final four were really good. Oh dear, god, I can't believe I'm blogging about a reality show. I really need to get a job.
Anson Carter, former Canuck on the Brothers Line, signed with the Columbus Bluejackets today. Boo-urns for Anson Carter. Why, oh, why did you ask for sooo much money to sign with the Canucks? Now you have to go and live in Ohio.
And, um, did I read this correctly. Foreign Affairs Peter McKay being referred to as "eye candy"?? Condi Rice is going after Belinda Stronach's sloppy seconds??
So I got a webcam from my friend Rachel and I can't for the life of me make it work! The computer seems to detect the webcam when I plug it into the USB port, but the software doesn't seem to recognize it. And I've tried a few different software programs that it should work with, but no dice. Other things work in the USB ports, except the digital camera that I sometimes use, which used to work in the USB port, but now doesn't. Stupid computers.
On a more serious note, can you believe this shooting rampage in Montreal? Two of my cousins go to Dawson College, so I called my aunt to make sure they were OK, which they were (thank goodness). Both of them were at school at the time and one was just on her way in and heard the gunshots as she was going into the atrium... and everyone just started running. I can't even imagine how terrifying that must have been. And I really can't get my head around what would make someone do something like this. It's just so senseless.
*see Canucks and Senators
After dinner, a bunch of us decided to go down to the beach. We got some wood to make a fire. Lugged it all the way to the beach. Then it started to rain. So we abandoned our plan - which was really good because by the time we got back to the Aggie building, it really started to pour down. Sigh. I think it may be autumn now.
So, to remind me of more summery times, I give you this pic of me and my neice, taken when I was visiting Toronto in June:
Isn't she a cutie pie? Wouldn't we make a great ad for Tim Horton's?
OK, what else... ah yes, Lukas won Rockstar: Supernova. wOOt! I didn't want to mention it on here before because whenever I cheer for anyone, they inevitably lose*, but I've been watching Supernova for the past few weeks and I totally wanted Lukas to win. And, I will admit it, it is in large part because he's Canadian. I thought that all of the final four were really good. Oh dear, god, I can't believe I'm blogging about a reality show. I really need to get a job.
Anson Carter, former Canuck on the Brothers Line, signed with the Columbus Bluejackets today. Boo-urns for Anson Carter. Why, oh, why did you ask for sooo much money to sign with the Canucks? Now you have to go and live in Ohio.
And, um, did I read this correctly. Foreign Affairs Peter McKay being referred to as "eye candy"?? Condi Rice is going after Belinda Stronach's sloppy seconds??
So I got a webcam from my friend Rachel and I can't for the life of me make it work! The computer seems to detect the webcam when I plug it into the USB port, but the software doesn't seem to recognize it. And I've tried a few different software programs that it should work with, but no dice. Other things work in the USB ports, except the digital camera that I sometimes use, which used to work in the USB port, but now doesn't. Stupid computers.
On a more serious note, can you believe this shooting rampage in Montreal? Two of my cousins go to Dawson College, so I called my aunt to make sure they were OK, which they were (thank goodness). Both of them were at school at the time and one was just on her way in and heard the gunshots as she was going into the atrium... and everyone just started running. I can't even imagine how terrifying that must have been. And I really can't get my head around what would make someone do something like this. It's just so senseless.
*see Canucks and Senators
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Vimy
Am I the only one who finds it abhorrent that Stephen Harper compared his not liking the media to PEOPLE DYING AT VIMY RIDGE????
According to CTV, while at Vimy, Harper said:
According to CTV, while at Vimy, Harper said:
Now, I don't mean to be melodramatic here, but my great-grandfather fought at Vimy Ridge. Over 3500 Canadians died in the battle (not to mention the tens and tens of thousands of Allied soliders who died trying to take the Ridge before that) - and these soliders were really just kids when you think about it. And for Stephen Harper to compare something so profoundly horrifying to the fact that he doesn't much like the media just turns my stomach."And the enemy carried guns, not cameras," he added, looking directly over the lip of the old trench at a small clutch of Canadian TV and still cameras.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Sweet Obsessions
Regular readers of my blog will know of some of my current obsessions: my shoes, David Emerson (see: hatred thereof), the Vancouver Canucks (sub-obsessions include: how ugly the Sedin twins are, how I would like to have Brendan Morrison's babies), Cobs Country Grain bread, Vancouver restaurants*, being a scientist, my neice, the TTC (specifcally, hot guys therein), I Saw You.
But I also have a number of other obsessions that I haven't really given any air time to here in the blogosphere. In no particular order, they include:
But I also have a number of other obsessions that I haven't really given any air time to here in the blogosphere. In no particular order, they include:
- filling out surveys - perhaps I just like being deluded into thinking that if I'm asked to fill in a survey, someone actually cares about my opinion on things, but I love filling out surveys! I don't even care what they are about. I've piloted several questionnaires for various people's graduate research projects, participated in any research project I've been asked to. I especially like when I have the possibility to win something for filling out a survey. In both of the last two Censuses I received the long version and was absolutley in heaven!
- Simpsons quotations - I really do believe that there is a Simpsons quotations for all occasions. Ones I use most frequently include: "Mama's watchin' her stories" (used when I want someone to stop bugging me), "I dunno, internet?" (used when I don't know the answer to (or don't care to waste my time thinking about) the question in question), "And now we play the waiting game. I'm sick of the waiting game - let's play Hungry, Hungry Hippos!" (used in situations involving waiting, obviously), "Sitting still, writing down numbers, paying attention. Yes, science has it all!" and "Batman's a scientist" (used several times during an average workday in the lab), "Me fail English? That's unpossible" (used to make fun of the grammatically impaired), "I'm somewhere I don't know where I am!" (for me, used frequently)
- weird pluralizations - octupi, matrices, ulnae - I can't get enough of that shit.
- the Young & the Restless - this one started in my first year of university. Whenever I came home from my afternoon labs, my roommate, Laurie, would have Y&R on her TV. And being tired from lab, I would always drop down onto my bed and watch it. And thus I became addicted. And even though I haven't had access to television for the past 5 years, I've still kept up with the storylines by reading a spoiler site. And now, in my new place that has a TV with bunny ears that gets only one channel, Global (which happens to show the Y&R), I can watch again! The acting is terrible, the writing is worse and the special effects would make those who produced Tron go "wow, that's some lousy FX." But yet I still tune in. I mean, where else can you hear a woman who's had several affairs (and whose husband had also had several affairs) say to another woman who got impregnated by her husband's brother and never bothered to tell him, letting him believe that the kid was his (and whose said husband left her 'cuz she wouldn't give up her career, but then they got remarried) say "Oh, Drucilla. I always thought you and I had the most stable marriages." Or where else can you see that same women sleep with her brother-in-law (who just married her sister-in-law mere weeks before, and who also was engaged to your mother-in-law and whose step-daughter is the child of his wife's former step-mom and her father, but only because the former step-mom stole his sperm from a lab)? Now that's entertainment!
- caffeinated beverages - especially diet Pepsi and coffee. Especially Tim Horton's coffee. This addiction stems from two sources: (a) I worked in a donut shop when I was young and having to open the store at 5 am, combined with access to all the free coffee you can drink during your formative years, is a recipe for caffeine addiction, and (b) my family's tendency to express affection via the delivery of hot, caffeinated beverages. In my family, saying "want a cuppa?" or bringing someone a Timmy's is the secret code for "I love you," which they would never be caught dead actually saying.
- my boots - although I have gone on ad nauseam about my beloved sexy shoes, I don't think I've yet rhapsodized about my boots. Referred to as CFM boots by some** and bitch boots by others, I love my boots. I only seem to have a couple of not very good resolution photos of my boots***, but here they are:
(would you believe that these photos were taken, of all places, in a bathroom?? Moxie's on Broadway. In the pic on the left, I'm sitting on one of the make-up chairs. In the one on the right, I'm next to the fire place, below the big screen TV. Nicest.Bathrooms.Ever)
- libraries - OK, I do realize how nerdy that makes me sound. But combine my love of books with my abject poverty and there you go. Up until I moved (and decided it was easier to return most of them than to move them to my new place), I had about 15 books checked out of the UBC Library (including one book, which I still have, that I've been renewing for over 4 years) and I just checked out 4 books from the VPL, to accompany the 3 that I already have (and the 1 that I've requested).
- Harry Potter - And if you don't believe me, email me at halfbloodbeth {at} mugglenet {dot} com for more details. And don't even think about calling me a nerd for this obsession, or I will curse you. And since, according to a certain person who threw out my Tarot cards (!!), I am, in fact, a witch, I totally could.
- lists - Grocery lists, to-do lists, Christmas gift wish lists... if it's in list form, I'm all over it. As evidenced by the list of which this is a part. I actually add things that I've already done to my to-do list, just so I can cross it off****.
- my shoes - I may not have mentioned it before, but I bought these shoes on ebay...
*see Dave's blog entries from April 12 to April 23, 2006 for more details.
**mostly by people who want to CFM.
***my kingdom for a digital camera!!
****come on, I know you do this too.
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Bethie's News Roundup
Things that have caught my attention of late, in no particular order:
- Canadian-born economist John Kenneth Galbraith, a Harvard professor who advised several Democratic presidents and wrote one of the top 100 non-fiction books of the 20th century, died at the age of 97.
- Marc Crawford was released as the head coach of the Vancouver Canucks. You will be missed, Crow!
- In happier news, the Ottawa Senators advanced to the next round of the playoffs. Go Sens!
- It was Shalu's birthday yesterday! Yay Shalu! Shalu turned 23 ± 5.
- On my way to Deepak's house to go to Shalu's birthday extravaganza, the bus went through David Emerson's riding, where I saw many of these signs:
That's right, David Emerson. The people of Vancouver-Kingsway haven't forgotten!
- People have become infected with hepatitis, syphilis and HIV after having stolen body parts implanted during routine surgeries! Yikes!
OK, that's enough procrastination for me. Now back to my regularly scheduled doing of work.
Monday, February 06, 2006
Black Monday
Sigh.
The big news around these parts is David's Emerson defection to the Tory party. Funniest thing I read about this:
I also find it interesting that no one has referred to Emerson as a whore, like so many people did when Belinda Stronach crossed the floor. We've come a long way, baby?
*I put the words "Conservative" and "Tory" in quotation marks because I can't bring myself to call this party the Tories, when they are clearly just the Canadian Alliance party (which was clearly just the Reform party).
The big news around these parts is David's Emerson defection to the Tory party. Funniest thing I read about this:
On election night, however, Emerson told his supporters things like "We have got to look at this as Ground Zero for rebuilding a stronger, more vibrant, healthier, winning Liberal Party," and added to journalists, "I would like to be Stephen Harper's worst nightmare."
Apparently a healthier Liberal Party is one without David Emerson. Apparently Stephen Harper's worst nightmare is someone who sucks up to him, jumping ship to get cabinet position.
Emerson claims, "I was elected to serve the people of Vancouver-Kingsway." Funny thing is, the people of Vancouver-Kingsway didn't want a "Conservative"* MP! I've just checked the election results for the Vancouver-Kingsway riding:
- David Emerson (Liberal) 17267
- Ian Waddell (NDP) 15916
- Jesse Johl ("Tory"*) 7037
I also find it interesting that no one has referred to Emerson as a whore, like so many people did when Belinda Stronach crossed the floor. We've come a long way, baby?
*I put the words "Conservative" and "Tory" in quotation marks because I can't bring myself to call this party the Tories, when they are clearly just the Canadian Alliance party (which was clearly just the Reform party).
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
The most depressing day of the year
Apparently January 23rd is the most depressing day of the year.
Yeah, tell me about it:
Yeah, tell me about it:
The words "Prime Minister" and the words "Stephen Harper" should not appear next to each other... unless the words "Martin punched" are in between.
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