| Date: | 2007-12-19 13:34 |
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1.How old were you in 1980?
Four
2. How old were you in 1989?
13
3. Were you a Toys R' Us kid?
We didn't have Toys R' Us where I come from...we had Woolco
4. Did you watch Transformers?
Yeah. We even used to pretend we were Transformers on the snow hill outside our school. I was Bumblebee.
5. Did you see E.T. on the big screen?
We didn't have a Toys R' Us. Do you really think we had a movie theatre? Ok, ok, we did for like a year or two. What it really boils down to is my life-long aversion to watching English movies that were dubbed into French. It's just not right.
6. Did you own a Lite Bright?
It's spelled "Lite Brite," dumbass. And my grammy got me one at a garage sale once.
7. Who is your Favorite Golden Girl?
Sophia
8. When someone says " Who you gonna call? " You think?
What do you think I think? I grew up in the '80s
9.What was your favorite toy?
I guess my Cabbage Patch bonhommes (?)
10. Did you have a Pogo Ball?
Yeah. Chantal Desrosiers jumped on a rock with it and it exploded. I'm still bitter about it.
11. Did you listen to New Kids on the Block?
Yeah, until I got drunk for the first time and decided I hated them. I gre up a lot that night, lol
12. What New Kid did you have a crush on?
Donnie
13. Did you play M.A.S.H?
I don't even remember how that goes. Is that the one where you figure out who you're going to marry and if you live in a house and crap?
14. Did you watch The Care Bears?
They taught me how to stare. I think I still have the record, actually
15. Did you have Jelly bracelets?
I've worn those on and off for years
16. Did you have a charm necklace and/or bracelet?
Not that I recall. Then again, I tend to lose stuff a lot, including my memory
17. Did you own a glo-worm?
I was too old for a Glo-worm...but just old enough for a blankie *cough*
18. Did you ever own a slap bracelet?
I did, until I lost it
19. The Breakfast Club or Sixteen Candles?
Breakfast Club
20. Did you have a crazy hair style?
I appear to have a mullet in my Grade 4 picture
21. What was your first bike?
It was gold and it had training wheels. I got it for Xmas, which was weird 'cause I couldn't ride it 'till the snow melted 6 months later
22. Name one thing you still own from your childhood?
My Tonka tractor that I've had since I was one
23. Did you have a Cabbage Patch Kid?
I had three, a bunch of bonhommes, a blanket, a high chair...basically a bunch of crap
24. Did you dress like Madonna?
Only in my dreams. In reality my mom made me wear jogging suits a lot
25. Rainbow Brite or Strawberry Shortcake?
Strawberry Shortcake was more my time
26. Did you watch Miami Vice?
Not really
27. Did you own a pair of Jelly Shoes?
I think I must have, at least I remember the blisters
28. Did you own a Trapper Keeper?
WTF is that? Was that those plastic snail things that you locked with a bog plastic key? Those things were lame
29. Atari or Nintendo?
Nntendo
30. Did you play Pac-Man?
I had the most awesome tiny arcade-version of it
31. Which was better JEM or Barbie and the Rockers?
JEM...actually the Misfits
32. He-Man or She-Ra?
I watched both
33. What movie scared you the most?
I didn't watch a lot of movies
34. Did you try to dance like Michael Jackson?
Pff. Michael JAckson tried to dance lik me.
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| Date: | 2007-01-13 16:36 |
| Subject: | Hey |
| Security: | Public |
| Mood: |  hot |
Yeah, so I haven't updated in a while.
I'm afraid I'm becoming one of Those People, you know, Those People--the ones who don't call their friends/update the ol' LJ as soon as they start dating someone. Then again, I'm kinda shitty at keeping in touch to begin with. Oh well, whatever the reason, what's important is that I'm finally making the effort and saying hey.
I hope you all had a good holiday. Oh, and I've decided that 2007 is still young enough for me to wish you all a happy new year. So, happy new year!
My holiday was pretty busy. Most of the DI staff was on vacation so I got called to work in a lot. It was pretty awesome to finally feel like I know what's going on. :) My parents came for a day-and-a-half-long visit Xmas week, which was nice. We went to dinner the first evening, where I told them the true nature of my "friendship" with my girl. I never really came out to them before (although, I mean, they already knew I'm in the Pride parade every year and stuff--hello!) and they were just awesome. Very receptive and happy for me. We even went over to my gf's the next evening for dinner, which IMO went very well. :)
These days I'm doing fine, picking up shifts at work wherever I can, and during my time off I hang out with the gf and her kitties. We're a pretty low-key bunch. Which 80% of the time is fine, but we spend so much time at home that I'm determined to take her out on a date soon. Like, this week. I can only recall ever taking her out on one since we started seeing one another. D'oh.
Right now I'm working for another unit than the DI and it's bloody hot in here. I'm sweaty and my feet are starting smell. Ew. This isn't supposed to happen in January. And no, we can't just turn the heat down.
Time to take a walk and try to find a fan.
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| Date: | 2006-10-22 10:58 |
| Subject: | None, really |
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| Mood: |  chipper |
( A Survey fit for a Sunday )
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| Date: | 2006-09-28 09:22 |
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| Mood: |  lazy |
( It's too early for people to be shrieking in the hallway )
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| Date: | 2006-09-12 13:25 |
| Subject: | Boo |
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| Mood: |  *coughhackwheeze* |
I feel kinda sick today. Like, cold-like sick. I went through all the Kleenex in the boys' office this morning and so went out and bought 3 more boxes. Someone also gave me a cute yellow portable pack from Taiwan. So, I guess I'm all good for snotrags for now. *shrug*
Thing is, I wanna go home...to bed. I can't though, because I agreed to go out to dinner with my friend (Ig, who I haven't seen in ages) and can't get a hold of him. So I'm stuck here. :(
Whine, whine, whine. And more whine.
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| Date: | 2006-08-30 09:56 |
| Subject: | *grimace* |
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| Mood: |  disappointed |
Stupid Tim Horton's put sugar in my coffee this morning. I don't like sugar in my coffee. Bleh. Every sip I take I think, "Hm. How disgusting."
I'd dump it 'cept I paid for it. I'd return it 'cept, well...I'm just too lazy. I'd rather just gripe about it on lj, I guess.
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You wanna read about my week backwards? Of course you do.
Shit, what day is it today? Tuesday... Right?
Today: Nothing exciting happened. It's pretty dead here today. Got called in to work at my alternate job tomorrow and Thursday afternoon. I said ok to tomorrow but declined for Thursday as I'm taking the day off for personal reasons. Yep. That's my big news for the day.
Yesterday: Got up at a deliciously late hour, after getting up and going back to bed a few times. Lazed about, talked on the phone with ClaraP for a few minutes, and went to my thing in Kanata. Thing in Kanata was dead, as usual. Had a fruitful discussion with my colleague, though, who gave me a ride home. Contemplated dropping in on my old neighbour, but was feeling lazy. Kicked myself in ass and made call. She said was going to a family supper with her new bf's family. *sigh* Oh well. Maybe today.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. is too early to work on a Sunday, even when it's Pride. Got all tarted up (photos to come?) and danced on a float. Dancing on floats is fun, even in shitty weather. Don't know if I'd do it in the snow though. I think I draw the line at being tarted up in the rain. Yep.
Met up with ClaraP, J-F and B for cheap food before heading off to the other job to hang out with my colleague S. Went to her place after work and vegged out. Like, really vegged out. I almost forgot to take bus fare with me when I left. D'oh. Anyone have a spare brain for sale?
Went to The Edge after that. Didn't really wanna go but J-F insisted (and bribed me with the promise of bringing me an asthma inhaler, heh). Also, I was broke so I really needed a ride home from downtown. So, I went. Met up with J-F, B, and their friend M outside and they were sick of being there so we left right away. Bonus.
Saturday: Got up to do outreach at the Dyke March. Got stuck in elevator in my office building. Yay. Fun. Got out in time to do my work though, which was good. Had a decent time despite my over-tiredness.
Friday: Met up with ClaraP for pho and then went out and did outreach. People kept calling me "Condom Girl," heh. Think I need to change my business cards to reflect this. My colleague told me he gets called "Lube Guy." Maybe we should make ourselves into superheroes or something. I can see it now: "The Adventures of Lube Guy and Condom Girl!" Has a nice ring to it, I think.
Met up with the guys after work. Big Matt drove me crazy. The more that guy drinks, the more obnoxious he gets. I know it's not his fault, but he just makes me tired. Also, I would appreciate it if he would stop constantly hitting on me. I think he's jealous-ish because I'm affectionate with L-P and Zinger, but well, I trust them. I know they won't get all greebly-molesty-like on me.
Thursday: Hm, good question. I seem to remember something happening Thursday but can't remember what the hell it was.
Wednesday: Had most of a day off. S came over and we did pretty much nothing. Yay for doing nothing. :)
I wanna go home and do nothing right now. My boss is giving me a ride in 20 minutes. Yay for rides! She told me once that if I get my learner's permit she'll let me drive her car around. Hm. Tempting.
Okay well it's uber hot in here and I can't write no' mo'. Me take 20-minute nap at my desk and then get ride home. Good plan.
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Note to self: Do not socialize till all hours of the night when you have to work the next day. You WILL regret it.
Also, sleeping at home in your own bed is a much better option than sharing a single fold-out bed with another person, regardless of how cute and cuddly the person in question (in this case, Zinger) may be.
The end.
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| Date: | 2006-08-24 13:42 |
| Subject: | Queasy me |
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| Mood: |  no more donuts till 2007 |
What's with all these people "forcefeeding" me Tim Hortons' donuts?
Too. Much. Sugar.
My tummy hurts. *whine, whine*
*sigh* Anyway. There are more pressing issues at the moment. First I need to go buy myself a sweater-y type thing 'cause I forgot mine this morning. Then off to the Super Ex I go, making safer sex happen for the masses.
Wheee!
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I know I really shouldn't be making fun of ESL people, but this was amusing and I felt the need to share. Yesterday I was reading a report and there was a section on medication side effects. In order to manage certain unpleasant side effects, the following suggestion was given:
"Allowances should be made in the budget to always have adult incontinence on hand."
HA!
I don't know what the cost would be to have some grown-up continuously piss and shit on me; I just know that I don't wish to have money in my budget to that end. Hee.
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( This one sucks less than usual. Or maybe my responses just got more brilliant. )
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( Traded in the surveys for some quizzes today. Perhaps a real post will come soon. )
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( Lookit, I'm bored, okay? )
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If anyone is looking for free male/female condoms, lube, dental dams and sexual health information, my colleague and I will be staked out at the Lookout from 9:30 to 11:30 tonight. :)
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I made a South Park character of myself, 'cause I'm lame that way:
Looks just like me, doesn't it? lol
Make your own; you know you wanna: www.sp-studio.de
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( I've been a baaad girl... )
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( Bo-ring! )
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| Date: | 2006-05-19 09:33 |
| Subject: | TGIF |
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| Mood: |  annoyed | | Music: | These Eyes--The Guess Who (coming in thru the window) |
( If only I had a nickel for each one I filled out... )
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This is some Kabbalah thing on the meaning of your name. I stumbled across the website as I was randomly looking up the meaning of my middle name (my favouite interpretation of which is "sea of bitterness," lol). Anyway, I plugged in my first name and this is what I got:
• Though the name Sarah creates the urge to understand and help others, we emphasize that it causes procrastination, lack of confidence, and the inability to realize your goals and ambitions.
• This name, when combined with the last name, can frustrate happiness, contentment, and success, as well as cause health weaknesses in the fluid systems.
• Your name of Sarah makes you easy-going and refined, but detracts from your physical vitality.
• You desire all the finer things in life--lovely clothes, home, furniture, and environment.
• However, procrastination is your worst enemy, and you find yourself lacking the ambition to make your dreams a reality often because of lack of confidence.
• People are inclined to take advantage of your sympathetic, tractable nature.
• You naturally attract people with problems who seek your understanding and advice.
Strangely accurate, except for the part about the "finer things." I do consider myself to have a certain level of taste, but I don't really give a crap about whether I have really fancy-ass shit or not.
I also hope my fluids are okay.
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| Date: | 2006-05-01 15:55 |
| Subject: | Whee. It's Monday. |
| Security: | Public |
| Mood: | turn on the goddamn A/C | | Music: | Walk-Pantera (stuck in head) |
Where, oh where, did my weekend go?
Friday: As I was working late that day, I decided to take an extended lunch to compensate. I had some errands to run in the Market, like go to my bank and pick up a cake for L's last day (she's big as a house and due in 3 weeks!). Minty was in town briefly to finish up his last take-home exam, so I swung by Sandy Hill to see him for a bit as well. Last time we hung out, he complained that I never gave him one of our spiffy condom keychains. I looked around the office and noticed that we had one left, so I tied a ribbon around it (I'm cheesy that way, hehe) and took it over to him.
We had a nice, albeit quite brief, visit. It was nice to see him again considering our last quasi-final goodbye left me feeling a bit unhappy. This time things felt normal again, which is really all I wanted. I'm glad I went over.
Went back to work and had a cake party for L--and A, who was finishing her placement with us. The tiramisu I bought was quite good (and horribly expensive), but it left me feeling a bit ill because although I took an extended break, I somehow managed to not have time for lunch. And cake for lunch sounds like a good idea until you actually have it.
After work I got a phone call from Mr. Big to tell me that I got another job! Not that I'm counting or anything, but that makes 4. This one is at a group for GLBTTQ youth. :)
Then I took a bus to my old ghetto and rented my first movie ever (yes, I'm behind in the times)--C.R.A.Z.Y. I was a bit hesitant about it at first; I had heard lots about it and figured that a Québecois movie would never be able to live up to all that hype. But it does. It's really a great movie, probably the best I've seen all year. Granted, I don't see that many movies, but trust me, it's pretty awesome. If you understand French or like to read subtitles, I urge you to see it. Apparently an American remake is in the works, but I doubt it will be as good as this version. I don't understand why they don't just dub the original or let people read subtitles. I mean, the Québecois have been watching dubbed American films for, like, ever. I think Americans can deal with watching one fantastic dubbed film instead of pouring millions into a remake that probably won't be nearly as riveting.
Saturday: As busy as Friday was, Saturday was just the opposite. I wasn't feeling depressed or anything, but I didn't want to do anything or see anyone. My phone was out of airtime and I just let it go. So what if I was unreachable for 24 hours? I spent the day doing what I really wanted to spend time doing--lounging about, reading, watching TV, listening to music and taking lots of naps. I fell asleep for the night at some ridiculously early hour.
Sunday: Woke up SUPER early (like 6:30) and lounged about for a few hours. Then, as per my morning routine, I turned on LIVE 88.5. It was a one-hour special on Joey Ramone, which made me squeaking happy. It also got me thinking about my ex-roomie L-P and I got this sudden desire to have breakfast with him. I got dressed and headed out on foot at around 10:20. I had some errands to run in his neck of the woods anyway, so I figured I'd just stop by. He's usually up pretty early.
Got to L-P's at about 11:00 (I was slow due to having to return home and get C.R.A.Z.Y. so I could take it back to Blockbuster). When I got to the apartment, there was a "For Rent" sign in the window. I sorta kinda knew he was planning to move for May 1st (he'd mentioned it in passing a couple of months ago) so I wasn't sure whether he was still around or not. I decided to try my luck and knocked. No answer. Knocked again. Heard some moaning and the rustling of someone getting up. The door opened and I was greeted by M (heretofor known as "Zinger" because when he drinks he likes to hump things--"zing" is French for "hump"). He was covered in green marker and was looking pretty darn rough. The guys had gone to a party the night before and had a bit of a wild time, haha. I chatted with a half-asleep, fully hungover Zinger for like an hour while we waited for L-P to get out of bed. We knocked on the wall to get L-P up, but to no avail. Weird, 'cause he's usually quite a light sleeper. We eventually got sick of waiting and went into his room to wake him up. Turned out that he wasn't asleep after all, just in bed with his earphones on, watching a movie for the past 2 hours. Turkey. He didn't even hear me come in the apartment.
His first words to me were, "Hey! What a great surprise! Did you know that today was moving day?" I didn't, well, I suspected it might be, what with the "For Rent" sign and all, but I wasn't sure. But, being the stellar human being that I am, I offered to help out. Little did I know that the moving wouldn't even start till 6pm... :O
L-P, M and I finally got moving to the restaurant a little while later--L-P needed a shower because apparently he went drunken skinny-dipping by himself in an algae-filled pool, ew. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately, he's a bit annoying) L-P's roomie Big Mat was too busy puking to come along. We had a lovely breakfast and got caught up in one another's news. I shared my latest mini-drama and L-P thought it was super hilarious, as he always does lol.
After b-fast, I ran some errands and went back to hang with the guys for a bit before going out and running more errands. On round 2 of errand-running, I impulsively bought myself a new used bike. It's super old school and in great condition, blue with a wide tan-coloured seat on springs and a sideview mirror and you have to pedal backwards to brake. It's so awesome--all it needs now is a basket in the front, streamers on the handlebars and a really annoying bell, whee! Oh, and maybe a few reflectors and, like, a bike lock. In any case, I'm excited about the prospect of taking an actual bike on the bike trails instead of just walking. I'm not excited, however, about the prospect of finding a suitable helmet. I know they're specially engineered to protect you and air out your sweaty head, but personally I don't really like them. :( Although I suppose I'd like dying less.
When I finally got back to L-P's, the guys were gone to get the U-Haul. They got back a few minutes after me and we finished packing and started loading up the truck. We didn't get done moving everything till after 10:00 p.m. and then we ate pizza before Paco gave me a ride home. It was a hugely long day, but I'm glad I was able to hang out and help L-P.
My colleague L told me today that I have a 6th sense because I was in the right place at the right time to help with the move. Weird that she should say that, given the fact that I've been joking about it for a couple of weeks now. *cue Twilight Zone music*
In other news, I got a call an hour ago asking me to lead the GLBTTQ youth group tonight. Tonight! At 5:00 p.m.! And it's in Kanata! Crazy last-minute mo'fos! Anyway, I declined for this week. They just had to get back to me sooner. I mean, I only had the interview a good couple of weeks ago. Telling me with barely 2 hours to spare that I needed to get on a bus to Kanata. Kinda nervy, if you ask me. :P
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