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It's such a lovely day to have to always feel this way
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I gave my cable box back to Shaw on Tuesday.
Considering that I don't remember the last time I used it, it seemed like a good idea not to toss my money away for no reason.
One thing I'm going to miss about not having cable, though, is not being able to watch The Colbert Report right when it airs.
Not that I really did since I don't watch tv... but not having the option makes me a bit sad.
However, this article about Christina Hendricks makes me happy.
Her figure is all things that are good.
That, and chocolate chip cookie dough ice-cream, which would be really good right about now.
Work stresses me out, I don't want another "big project" at year-end, waah.
I'll help you with the pain
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It's Tuesday and I have an extra-long weekend due to the goodness that is Vacation Time.It's nice that it's nearly noon and I'm in a towel listening to David Bowie and blogging for the first time in forevs.
Kinda sad that I had to take a vacay day to do that, isn't it?
Friday night post-gym Ty & I headed to the Toad in The Hole with Dan, Brian I, Cara and some others for beers and rowdy Opening Ceremony-watching.We all felt very sorry for Jamaica and their one athlete.
I think he was doing freestyle skiing? I can't remember.
Dan invited these girls who were described as "living in my building" which I guess meant "being fucking snobby cunts"? Because we didn't even know they had arrived or were even there because they sat behind the group of us and didn't speak to anyone. This is an unfortunate stereotype of people who live in my building/area that I try hard not to fit into.
Bitches, man, I tell ya.
Another party at Pure.I love my friends and the parties they throw, but they need to find a new venue.
This is gettin' a bit redundant, now.
The only reason we went was because Adam was throwing it and Dan was playing.I eventually ditched out major early to go home (aka sleep) and Ty showed up a while later with hot chocolate and Lil Pizza Heaven, the sweet thing that he is.
V-Day was super low-key due to Ty's birthday being next week, so I have to budget for that blowout adventure.We made a delicious dinner together and snuggled.
Peep the wine in the pitcher in the background; I need a decanter.We made chicken with melted cheese on top, with tomato salsa that had avocado, green onion, jalapeno peppers and dill, with roasted baby potatoes and a spinach, mushroom and hard-boiled egg salad with home-made honey Dijon dressing omg I'm hungry just thinking about it.
Nothing says "character building" like the 'ol Window Brick.
Delicious!Ty's been around since Friday.
I mean, we've literally spent almost every minute together since we met up at the gym Friday after work.
And I'm totally okay with that.
In fact, I really like it...
But it's nice out and there's a Starbucks across the street, so we're out for adventures.
This bottle of stevens awakens ancient feelings
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it's Friday and 4:30 can't come fast enough.Today was busy as hell and lunch with Sandra and Mariah from work at the Thai place I frequent was much-needed.
Neither girl had been there before and I had been spouting praise all week so it was a bit embarrassing when we got there and they messed up my order (no, I didn't order the Pad Thai Special...) then tried to give me previously used chopsticks.
Ugh... what? I get that it's lunch rush guys but that's just plain terrible, I was a bit grossed out.
The Pad Thai that arrived with fresh chopsticks however was fine, so
Gym right after work... my thighs are killing me but you gotta push through the pain, right?
Post Death By Cross-Trainer there's a shower with my name on it, and some beers with Gord which I am very much looking forward to.
Happy Weekend to
We'll settle down right here in town
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Watchmen :) Intro - Watch more Funny Videos
My neck really hurts and Alyx is over watching some Mad Men. It's nice to have relationships with people where you don't constantly have to entertain. I'm going to play some Mario RPG right away.
Last weekend Ty & I watched "The Watchmen" and I was blown away. I'm a fan of movies based on comic books and this wasn't any exception. It was well-paced (though sooooo long --that's what she said), interesting, has a wicked soundtrack and one of the best opening sequences I've ever seen.
I fell in love, though we had to pause a few times for tea and snacks and other stuff.
My Winnipeg peeps should know that the "Dine About Winnipeg!" event is happening, delicious three-course meals for $25 or $35 a pop (depending on the restaurant) from Feb 2-11, so if you happen to be livin' here check it out, I know some of us will be!
During the week I came home and found a cd in the mail! I've never received a mixed cd or even a cd I didn't specifically ask for, especially not from a boy.
Here's what's on it, it's basically the best compilation of love-y songs ever.
1. William Shatner -Ideal Woman
2. Neil Diamond - Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
3. Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
4. NIN - The Perfect Drug
5. Failure - Stuck on You
6. The Beatles - All My Loving
7. Death Cab for Cutie - We Looked Like Giants
8. The Pillows - Beautiful Morning
9. Tori Amos - Enjoy The Silence
10. Strongbad - Meant to Be
11. The White Stripes - Fell In Love With a Girl
12. Lou Reed - Perfect Day
Last weekend Ty & I watched "The Watchmen" and I was blown away. I'm a fan of movies based on comic books and this wasn't any exception. It was well-paced (though sooooo long --that's what she said), interesting, has a wicked soundtrack and one of the best opening sequences I've ever seen.
I fell in love, though we had to pause a few times for tea and snacks and other stuff.
My Winnipeg peeps should know that the "Dine About Winnipeg!" event is happening, delicious three-course meals for $25 or $35 a pop (depending on the restaurant) from Feb 2-11, so if you happen to be livin' here check it out, I know some of us will be!
During the week I came home and found a cd in the mail! I've never received a mixed cd or even a cd I didn't specifically ask for, especially not from a boy.
Here's what's on it, it's basically the best compilation of love-y songs ever.
1. William Shatner -Ideal Woman
2. Neil Diamond - Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
3. Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
4. NIN - The Perfect Drug
5. Failure - Stuck on You
6. The Beatles - All My Loving
7. Death Cab for Cutie - We Looked Like Giants
8. The Pillows - Beautiful Morning
9. Tori Amos - Enjoy The Silence
10. Strongbad - Meant to Be
11. The White Stripes - Fell In Love With a Girl
12. Lou Reed - Perfect Day
Their names are never spoken
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Candice is coming to get me soon and we're going to the gym together tonight.I'm not gonna lie... I'm a bit concerned. She goes every day and I'm, well, I've gone like maybe four times since I signed up last week.
Hopefully I can move/sit down after this excursion.
Hello darkness my old friend
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My grandma used to have one of these dope chair-tables in her house when I was a little girl; I always really liked it and was sort of tempted to take this castaway piece of furniture that some stupid hipster left sitting in the foyer of my buliding.Unfortunately I don't have the room, otherwise you bet that baby'd be in my living room already.
I also just noticed that suspicious stain on the ground... ew.
So, Friday post-gym, post-shopping, post-lunchables Alyx stopped by and eventually Ty, too, and he and I headed out to Voodoo at Pure.
Tweed. Love.
Outfit as accentuated by these ridiculous boots!They're much more sparkly and obnoxious in real life I assure you, they were purchased online for something ridiculous like twelve dollars?
I can't pass up ridiculousness at that low a price!
Reegan!My good friend who's been in Major Moneysaving Jew Mode the last few months and as such I haven't seen him since NYE, what a shame!
It was soooooo good to see him again.
Ignore this crap, everyone else is learning to.
... I'm not sure what he's talking about here... but something tells me I don't want to know.
Adam! With wicked makeup as Howling Jimmy Jefferson (I think) from The Mighty Boosh!
I need to re-watch that series... so damned good.
This happens also.
Steph and I go way back.Like.... tenth grade way back. Holy shit.
She stopped in to wish Reegan a happy bday, since my dear friend turned 23 this past Sunday
(happy belated dude!)
The rest of the night is basically a blur so let's leave it at that.
Gym Date with Candice tonight!
I'm not excited to work out harder than I ever have with my Gym Guru and feel the pain tomorrow!!
"Freedom" is just another word for "nothing left to lose"
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Last week I signed up for the Y Downtown and have gone twice since which I know isn’t much but it’s better than the Nothing I’ve been doing the last few months.I totally over-did it on the Elliptical machine though and what was supposed to start off as “a quick warm-up run” turned into me running (or Ellipticaling? If you ask Candice...) for 45 minutes at which point my feet went numb and I was too tired to do any weights. Whoops!
On my first day I managed to become a Gym Creeper because I saw Jabez there but we both were super wary of going up to the other and finding out if we were actually assuming we were the right people
(and I was really red from running, and not up for socializing)
so that didn’t happen. Oh well.
I ran for like 4k, I think? I can’t remember. It was decently far though.
Had Friday off because work makes me take all my vacation time before the end of the year, so I went again in the morning and didn’t overdo it and got some weights in. Hell yeah!
Post-gym and a quick shopping trip with Phoebe, lunch was had at Eat! Bistro, which you might recall Ty & I enjoyed a few posts ago.
Remember how I also said it's attached to a use book store? Check'r out:
I’m a fan of the menus in old books, and the little blurb (in case it’s too small) says this:“After years of eating off the appetizer menu at all her favourite restaurants, Chef Candace Huges has set out to do something a little different. Some of our food is good for you, some of it is just good. Our menu is full of all the things you like, so forget everything you thought you knew about eating out. Mix and match. Share. Enjoy. And if you want a big hunk of meat, the Keg is down the street.”
Love it!
Cherry tomato, asparagus and brie frittata.
Sooooo delicious!
Candice’s: Curry rice veggie bowl.
Super tasty (I tried a piece of pepper) but I’ve been eating too much curry so I couldn't appreciate it as much as I usually would have.
I always forget how awesome this bathroom is.
Check out the sweet fishbowl!:
Too cute!!! 
Hai friends!!
So, more Weekend Stories to come in another post, I'm starving (and this post took forever), so I'm going to have some leftovers and movie to watch.
A few weeks ago a bunch of us started (and didn't finish) watching The Lovely Bones, and while I can hear it screaming "chick flick" from miles away... sometimes I like a good girlie-type movie.
Plus Stanley Tucci is totally awesome, and I want to see Mark Wahlberg totally lose his shit.
She's an angel for sure, she just can't stop telling lies
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Very tired, I'm waiting for some downloads to finish so I can head'r to bed, where I long to be.Alyx is over and snuggled on my couch; I made her leave her bed and come home with me in the cold to a bath in my amazing bathtub with fizzies and good-smelling things, vanilla Oreos and double bergamot Earl Grey tea, and she is watching The Secret and I'm half-listening because I'm happy but exhausted.
Here's my bedroom, that I can't wait to be in.
I put up some Christmas lights not too long ago, I really like the soft glow that they create.
My giant microbes(Herpes and Sperm)
from Alyx.
Here are some things I love right now:This amazingly bright house from Apartment Therapy. I covet that window seat!!
A comic about that Top Gun song!
I've been searching for a cute tea ball for loose tea, and this tea submarine is perfect!
Even cuter, black & white cloud salt & pepper shakers!
Ty loves fonts, and informs me On The Regular that Helvetica is the "Jesus of fonts", I'm considering making him (burnt) cookies with these!!
These jaw-dropping outfits from Style Bubble. I could never come up with anything like this!
... and that's it for me, guys & dolls, I have a date with a super-fluffy pillow and some sweet dreams.
Nightnight!
Diamonds are a girls best friend
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Long day.It's blizzarding and walking to work this morning was basically The Shittiest, but I haven't gone outside since then so I've been pretending like maybe the walk home won't be as bad.
Maybe it won't.
Here's hoping.
I just finished doing a really tedious and repetitive task at work that basically took all day and am close to brain-dead and I guess I could look at the blustery walk as a wake-up call that will snap me back into thinking properly.
However while doing it I was listening to this new podcast I found called Relic Radio's "Strange Tales!" which is essentially old-timey radio shows and I'm really enjoying it; I missed using my imagination!
Also, no class tonight due to weather. Awesome!
I'm going to play the shit out of my 360 when I get home.
