Well, as usual, I get stuck working with the dumbasses of the faculty.

One doesn't know what "restitution" means. Another doesn't know what "commence" means.

Just how am I supposed to write a 10 minute speech with these people when they don't know basic vocabulary, are quite the opposite of comma happy, and think it's a tragedy when a paragraph only contains one sentence.

And then they want to correct my section of the speech. Please ladies, just leave it alone. Don't touch it, don't look at it, don't even breathe on it! You might contaminate it and lead me to write things like, and I quote, "They will deal with the most important issues dealt with through their plan of the day." Say what, now?

And my lab partner doesn't know how to add percentages together to get a total percent. She feels the need to call me and whine about how she doesn't know how to do that part. She wants to ask the professor.

Ow. My head hurts.

I've just realized I haven't posted my latest mani yet. Not that anybody really cares, but it keeps me amused. When the snow is up to your earlobes, it doesn't take much, let me tell you. Hey, no giggling. I can bloody well hear you!

No pedi yet as I've gotten lazy, nobody sees my toes anyway, and karate-ka don't really care about how they look. I hope.

Maybe I should make an appointment...

Well, I'm proud to say I put my reading week to good use!

No, not reading.


Actually finished two - TWO - gamecube games: Paper Mario and Luigi's Mansion. That brings my total up to three games ever finished! In like 5 years. Whatevs! I did it, teehee!

Also spent some time drooling over the Wii. I totally kicked citrusboy's ass is a racing game. Obviously this is the console for me. Submit all donations to the cause at winnipeg_damsel@hotmail.com.

So we, citrusboy and I that is, decided to treat ourselves on Valentine's Day and thus we bought some very sticky, very gooey, very yummy Valentine's cupcakes.

Voila:
Now, as citrusboy pointed out, the heart just happens to say I'm your's. Is there ever an acceptable reason for writing I'm your's? Ever? Me thinks not. I think the bakery Chiquita was a teeny bit, um, overzealous in her application of the grammar rules. Wait! That's sexist! Maybe it was a guy...

On second thought, maybe not.
Which is my favourite Valentine of all time, by the way... How romantic!

BRRRRRRRRRRRR...*







*Holy shit, it's cold.

-50C you say?

Snow Day, I say! PA day! Wind Chill day! Whatever day, I'm not moving an inch away from home.

Speaking of, I almost got frost bite 2 days in a row now. Of course, we were stupid enough to have dinner reservations in -40C weather, but seriously?

Bundled up so that only my eyeballs were showing and my toes still managed to almost fall off after being out for only 5 minutes. Wow, did it ever hurt when they started to defrost. It was like a tractor had run over my feet! Ouch!

I just realized we have to go out for dinner tonight too! Stupid, stupid, stupid.

Good bye, toes. It's been nice knowing you.

Okay Liv, You Axed For It....

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?
Tummy scar: moles removed

2. WHAT DOES YOUR CEL-PHONE LOOK LIKE?
MotoQ, I heart you!

3. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO?
Pop, I guess. Is that what they're calling it, these days?

4. WHAT EXACT TIME YOU WERE BORN?
Nobody remembers. How sad. And pathetic.

5. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
To live forever

6. WHAT DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
Being 100 lbs

7. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED "POSSESSION"?
Citrusboy. Is he a "possession"? No? Okay, um... Cats without Shame? Still no? Um... MY PVR!

8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE FRAGRANCE OR SCENT?
Oooo, there's sooo many! Coconut.

9. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC?
In crowds. I want everybody the hell away from me!

10. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?
Naw

11. WHO DO YOU TAKE AFTER? YOUR MOTHER OR FATHER?
Hmm. I think it's a good mix of both. And when I say good mix, I don't actually mean good. All the bad traits got inherited.

12. WHAT KIND OF HAIR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Clean? Short? I dunno...

13. WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF BEING PROPOSED TO / WHERE WERE YOU PROPOSED TO?
On a romantic beach walk / at home on Christmas Eve

14. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS?
Err, coffee if I must.

15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PIZZA TOPPING?
Definitely hot peppers and pineapple. Oh gawd, I'm drooling already!

16. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
SUSHI! Sashimi! Teriyaki! Anything I could get my hands on that's Japanese, really.

17. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE REALLY, REALLY MAD?
Well, citrusboy, of course.

18. DO YOU SPEAK A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE?
Yes. Oh you want a list? Polish. Happy now?

19. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT EVER YOU REMEMBER SOMEONE GAVE YOU?
A Care Bear magnet. It was awesome.

20. NUTTY, SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, SAUCY OR SPICY?
Oh, precious precious salt, how do I love thee? A little more than spicy and sweet, indeed.

21. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU?
Uh, get in touch with a "hey, YO!"

22. PICK YOUR FAVOURITE LUCKY NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED:
8

23. BLONDES (BETTY), REDHEADS (CHERRY) OR BRUNETTES (VERONICA)?
Brunettes

24. WHAT NUMBERS DO YOU CALL MOST OFTEN?
uh, 204-287-7433. Call it. Go on, you'll laugh - at my sad life, but you'll laugh. I promise you.

25. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST?
People. Bad grammar. People that malign the English language as we know it. Yeah, people that use bad grammar. Especially, "Your annoying", "Your stupid", "Your an idiot", "Your mama taught you no grammar". Oh wait, that one's right.

26. HAS ANYONE EVER SPIT ON YOU?
um.... no?

27. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
Kitties without homes.

28. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB?
Walk-in Clinic.

29. HAVE YOU EVER MADE A PRANK CALL?
I would think I have, but none come to mind at the moment.

30. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS SURVEY?
Placing an order for bath products. Oh yeah, and skipping class.

31. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE?
um... liposuction my... everything? Actually there's this new thing where they give you a shot and everything just melts away. Yeah, I would do that if I had an extra $2000 somewhere...

32. WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS SURVEY?
On pain of death from SOMEBODY....

33. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
How cute I am. *barf*

34. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL?
OMG. Um, go silently into that cruel night?

35. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY / CHRISTMAS?
You can look here if you have nothing better to do...

36. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT?
None? It will be my punishment to be infertile and want kids, I just know it. Watch and see.

37. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Nope

38. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
Not really. I got my biggest wish.

39. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVOURITE?
Pinky

40. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?
Uh, over some stupid TV show. Don't even know which one, I watch so much frigging television.

41. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Not in the least. And neither does anyone else.

42. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT?
Ew, lunch meat. Does prosciutto count? I love me some good, fatty Italian prosciutto!

43. ANY BAD HABITS?
Interrupting, apparently.

44. WHAT IS THE MOST EMBARRASSING CD YOU OWN?
I don't think I own any NKOTB on CD, so that's a relief. But I think the first CD I ever bought was Color Me Bad, so that's gotta be pretty embarrassing.

45. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Huh. I don't know. I'm pretty annoying.

46. DO LOOKS MATTER?
Yes. You don't have to be beautiful (or rich - why oh why is there a Prince song running through my head???) but at least pull yourself together, man!

47. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER?
Kickboxing. Citrusboy eggs me on on purpose too, so I'll punch him that much harder...

48. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME?
Mississauga

49. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY?
No at all

50. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE TOY AS A CHILD?
Stuffed teddy bear. Still have it, too.

51. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Me? Never!

52. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT?
Yes. And I needed everybody to get the HELL away from me.

53. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A POTENTIAL FRIEND / MATE?
Good heart. I can always tell, so don't think you can fool me, people! Well, only once and I'm still pissed off about that!

54. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
Jo, Jojo and others that I will not mention because I would have to explain and I just plain don't want to.

55. DO YOU UN-TIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
My shoes don't tie, either.

56. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM FLAVOUR?
Ben and Jerry's Half Baked. Oh gawd, how I lust for you!

57. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE COLORS?
Hmm. Sky blue? Pink?

58. WHAT ARE YOU READING?
You Are What You Eat by Dr Gillian McKeith

59. WHO DO YOU MISS MOST RIGHT NOW?
Everybody!

60. DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN FIVE WORDS OR LESS FOR A JOB INTERVIEW / TO YOUR FRIENDS:
team player, good communicator, fabulous interpersonal skills, highly motivated, problem-solver/ lazy, easy-going, stubborn (does that even make sense???), argumentative, good heart

61. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Cow Kitty snoring on my keyboard. Yes, he snores. I've even taped it. And if I wasn't too lazy to figure out how to upload it, I would.

62. LAST THING YOU ATE?
Crab salad.

63. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
citrusboy

64. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN ANOTHER PERSON?
How fat they are. Seriously. I'm obsessed and I have a major problem. *sigh*

65. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Krakow

66. BIGGEST FEARS / SCARIEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU?
Dying. I didn't die, but it is my biggest fear. Well, let's amend that. Dying and never seeing citrusboy again. I live in absolute dread of this.

67. FAVOURITE DRINKS?
Perrier, nettle tea, extra-dirty gin martini

68. FAVOURITE JOKE?
Two beavers were swimming upstream, and all of a sudden one rams his head into something in the water. "Dam!" he says. Lame, I know, but SO funny. Well, to me, anyway.

69. FAVOURITE SPORT / ACTIVITIES?
Kickboxing

70. YOUR HAIR COLOUR?
Born-again brown.

71. YOUR EYE COLOUR?
Brown. Not born-again. Just brown.

72. WEIGHT / HEIGHT
Haha, nice try / 5'2

73. SIBLINGS?
Nope

74. FAVOURITE MONTH?
Um... If I lived in CALIFORNIA, I'd say December. But since I don't, I'm going with July. For no reason whatsoever.

75. DO YOU LIKE SUSHI?
OMG, do I LOVE sushi. If I was forced to eat sushi at every meal until I died, boy would I pray for a long life.

76. LAST THING YOU WATCHED
Family Guy

77. FAVOURITE DAY OF THE YEAR
Christmas Eve

78. ARE YOU INTROVERTED OR EXTROVERTED?
Definitely introverted. And extroverted. A nice mix of both, methinks.

79. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SEASON / SEASONING?
Summer / tarragon

80. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS?
Relationships. I don't do one night stands.

81. WHO DO YOU SECRETLY LOVE OR WHAT IS YOUR SECRET GUILTY PLEASURE?
Dr Laura. Oh, did I say that out loud? She amuses me so.

82. FAVOURITE SONG AT THE MOMENT?
erm... I have SexyBack stuck in my head, so I'm going with that...

83. LAKE OR OCEAN?
Ocean. :P to SOME people...

84. BIGGEST TURNOFF?
People

85. LAST TIME YOU SAW YOUR BEST FRIENDS:
Anywhere form 1999 (apparently) to 2006

86. LAST KISS:
This morning. Bad breath and all.

87. LAST TEXT YOU RECEIVED:
NH: WTF was THAT on Gilmore Girls. GG stinks. I'm annoyed.

88. LAST TIME YOU HURT YOURSELF:
I cut myself with my pretty new knife. Actually, that's not even true! Weird. I thought it was. Big ass paper cut from a package of gum. GUM, people, gum. How stupid.

89. WHERE ARE YOU WORKING / WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING:
Clothing store, maaaybe once a month for like 4 hours / lazy lady of leisure who lunches. ON SUSHI.

90. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY:
Get-togethers at Lime Rickey's. Yeah, that's a good one.

91. SCHOOLS YOU WENT TO:
Pocock, University of Toronto, Seneca College, University of Manitoba

92. WHERE ARE YOU NOW:
In hell.

93. WHERE WILL YOU BE IN FIVE YEARS:
Toronto or Vancouver. Leaning towards TO, of course.

94. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING:
Flannel pants and a t shirt. Did I mention I'm skipping school?

95. VENT ABOUT WHATEVER YOU WANT HERE:
Why does my favourite sushi place have such stupid hours? Frankly, why do all the restaurants in this god-forsaken town have stupid hours. And I mean STUPID. What the hell is 11:30-2 and 5:30-9. UGH.

96. WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT FAVORITE MOVIE?
I haven't seen anything good lately, so I'm going with... Dirty Dancing.

97. WHAT DID YOU DREAM ABOUT LAST NIGHT:
That citrusboy didn't want to marry me. I mean, we were unmarried and he wasn't planning on it anytime this century. So weird.

98. WHEN WAS YOUR LAST RELATIONSHIP AND WHAT HAPPENED:
I'm still in it.

99. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU GOT DRUNK / PLAN ON GETTING DRUNK SOON?:
New Years / no, I'm on a detox/health kick for at least another 2 months.

100. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE STUPID SURVEY QUESTIONS?
Well, why the hell not? I had to do it. So, if I had to do it... you know the rest.

Okay, seriously? WTF?!?

So I wander into the Stats Lab to finish my stats assignment.

I sit down at a computer and insert my jump drive. The whole computer freezes and is on the verge of a nuclear meltdown. Incidentally, this same computer worked for me yesterday just fine.

I go to another computer. It doesn't have adobe installed. I can't open my assignment without adobe.

I go to another computer and, no, third time is not a charm. This one refuses to send my emails.

I go to a fourth computer and finally: the jump drive works, adobe is installed, emails are going off, and I can do my assignment.

Least of all, of course, I look like a complete moron jumping from computer to computer.

What the fuck. Honestly.

Hmm. A nerd, but only 52% nerd!

I got this from NH's Facebook entry. And I'm going to slap it up here instead of making a well thought out post. Because I'm lazy. Yes, that lazy.

SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 85 films, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list then, put x's next to the films you've seen, add them up.

(x) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
(x ) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
(x) Boondock Saints
(x) Fight Club
() Starsky and Hutch
(x) Neverending Story
(x) Blazing Saddles
(x) Airplane

Total: 9

(x) The Princess Bride
(x) AnchorMan
(x) Napoleon Dynamite
(x) Labyrinth
() Saw
() Saw II
( ) White Noise
(x) White Oleander
() Anger Management
()50 First Dates
(x) The Princess Diaries
() The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

Total so far: 15

(x) Scream
(x) Scream 2
(x) Scream 3
(x) Scary Movie
(x) Scary Movie 2
(x) Scary Movie 3
(x) Scary Movie 4
(x) American Pie
(x) American Pie 2
(x) American Wedding
() American Pie Band Camp

Total so far: 25

(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
(x) Resident Evil 1
() Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
() Little Black Book
(x) The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch

Total so far: 33

(x) Finding Nemo
() Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
(x) The Grinch
(x) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
() Butterfly Effect
(x) 13 Going on 30
() I, Robot
(x ) Robots

Total so far: 39

(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
(x) Universal Soldier
(x) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
() Along Came Polly
() Deep Impact
(x) KingPin
( ) Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
(x ) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
( ) Joe Dirt
( ) KING KONG - only the original

Total so far: 45

() A Cinderella Story
(x) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
() Dumber & Dumberer
() Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
(x) Halloween
(x) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving X-MAS
( ) Flubber

Total so far: 49

(x) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
(x) Practical Magic
(x) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
(x) From Hell
() Hellboy
(x) Secret Window
() I Am Sam
() The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yards

Total so far: 54

(x) The Day After Tomorrow
(x) Child's Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
() Just Married
( ) Gothika
(x) Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
() Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
() The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
() Son Of The Mask

Total so far: 60

() Bad Boys
() Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
(x) Lucky Number Slevin
(x) Ocean's Eleven
(x) Ocean's Twelve
(x) Bourne Identity
(x) Bourne Supremecy
( ) Lone Star
(x) Bedazzled
(x) Predator I
() Predator II
( ) The Fog
(x) Ice Age
( ) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George

Total so far: 68

() Independence Day
(x) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
(x) Christine
() ET
(x) Children of the Corn
() My Bosses Daughter
(x) Maid in Manhattan
( ) War of the Worlds
() Rush Hour
() Rush Hour 2

Total so far: 72

( ) Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(x) She's All That
(x) Calendar Girls
(x) Sideways
() Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
(x) Ever After
() Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
(x) Big Trouble in Little China
(x) The Terminator
(x) The Terminator 2
(x) The Terminator 3

Total so far: 82

(x) X-Men
(x) X-2
(x) X-3
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
() Jeepers Creepers
() Jeepers Creepers 2
(x) Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
(x) Freaky Friday
( ) Reign of Fire
( ) The Skulls
(x) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2

Total so far: 93

( ) Swimfan
( ) Miracle on 34th street - only the original
() Old School
(x) The Notebook
( ) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf's Tribe
() A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
( x) The 40-year-old Virgin

Total so far: 95

(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Total so far: 101

( ) Baseketball
( ) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
() Elf
() Highlander
() Mothman Prophecies
() American History X
( ) Three

Total so Far: 101

( ) The Jacket
() Kung Fu Hustle
() Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
(x) Titanic
(x) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
() Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard

Total so far: 104

( ) High Tension
() Club Dread
() Hulk
() Dawn Of the Dead
(x) Hook
() Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
(x) 28 days later
(x) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
() Waterworld

Total so far: 107

(x) Kill Bill vol 1
(x) Kill Bill vol 2
( ) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
(x) Kingdom of Heaven
(x) the Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
( ) The Last House on the Left
( ) Re-Animator
( ) Army of Darkness

Total so far: 111

(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(x) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
( ) Ewoks The Battle For Endor

Total so far: 117

(x) The Matrix
(x) The Matrix Reloaded
(x) The Matrix Revolutions
() Animatrix
(x) Evil Dead
() Evil Dead 2
(x) Team America: World Police
(x) Red Dragon
(x) Silence of the Lambs
(x) Hannibal

Total so far: 125

But 'd like to amend the stipulations:
Under 85, and you've been living under a rock
Between 85 and 100 and you're the average North American movie goer
Over 100 and you may like movies a little too much
Between 220 and 239 and you've seen some really crap movies in your lifetime.

So I'm at the gym the other day, working out on some of the Kaiser machines. I get off the biceps machine and start to move towards the triceps machine, when all of a sudden some horizontally-challenged "lady", who is lumbering her way off the thigh machine, is all "Excuse me, but I'm using that!"

Really? You are? You haven't even managed to make it off the first machine and now you're commandeering the next one? Seriously? What do you even say to people like that?

So I'm thinking: okay fine, maybe this is her last machine and she's in a hurry and needs to leave.

But no. Then she goes to wipe down her machine and steps in front of me (on purpose, I can only assume; no one can can truly be this annoying, can they?) and sloooooowly reaches for the bottle and towel. She stands there for a good 30 seconds (which may not seem long, but really is when you want to smack somebody across the head), completely blocking my path to any other machines.

After that, she climbs on the leg press, and starts a leisurely conversation with someone else about how, after Christmas, she likes to get out for some light exercise before spring. Lady, what you need is to stop chugging the doughnuts and start living at the gym. Light exercise. Good god, woman!

Finally I'm just so annoyed with this crazy woman, I have to leave. I go into the ladies' change room, and there are little boys running around all over it. And not little, little boys, but like 5 or 6 years old. Oy.

Now, I don't really care if these boys see my goodies, I guess. But I swear, if a mother ever comes up to me and says that I have to cover up because her son is in the room, I think my head may just explode. The gym has family change rooms. I've seen them.

Moral of the story: well, I never did get on that triceps machine because I was so busy seething at the "lady" that I completely forgot about it. So next time, I should just smack her and get it over with? Is that really the moral here? I'm good with that!

It's -43oC.

Right now.

Have you ever?

Well.

First day of school and I've already managed to embarress myself. This is a new record. Usually it takes at least three or four days before I do/say something really dumb.

So I'm sitting in biochem class, listening to somebody who is probably the worst professor ever (now I know people say that all the time, but believe me - I do not say it lightly). And, of course, I'm sitting in the first row in order to alleviate any temptation that may go into wanting to MSN/email/google someone/anyone because the pentose phosphate pathway is that exciting.

Worst-Professor-on-the-Face-of-This-Snowy-Earth, who is now lecturing in front of me about two millimeters away from my safety bubble of personal space, asks if we had seen a particular shorthand symbol (deH2Ogenation, if you must know) before in biochem 1. And, of course, he looks right at me for the answer. I say no, because, well, no I've never seen that before in my life, mildly clever as it is.

And he's all: NOOOOOOOOOOO?!?

And the rest of the class is all: YEEEES WEEE HAAAAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And he looks at me and says: What the hell's the matter with you? Never went to class?

Well, as a matter of fact, I never DID go to class. I eventually got advanced standing in biochem 1 (not that I ever went to class anyhow) and so I ended up dropping it. Take THAT, buddy!

Not that you can defend yourself in the middle of a lecture on some crazy pathway.

And? His favourite shorthand: NRG.

Gawd help me!

Merry, uh, December 27th!!!

I've been inspired by (re: I totally ripped off) New Homeowner and decided to post some Christmas pics, especially of the tree. Like 5 days too late, but whatever. To know my lazy ass, is to love my lazy ass. I think. Anyhoo...

The one foot tree. The only tree the Cats without Shame have managed not to eat. Speaking of...

Featuring one cracked out kitty, high on the 'nip!

Some people will do anything for a taste of the 'nip!

Oh, and the festive nails.

And Jen and yours truly's festive toes:

Incidentally, you can still see my stupid sandal tan. It's December. How embarrassing.

And this crazy Santa who must have taken a wrong left turn somewhere... He's definitely not in Albuquerque. And he's not in the North Pole. Though, frankly, it may feel like it so if he's had one too many (I saw you, Blitzen!), he may be slightly confused...

I don't think milk and cookies are gonna help him now. What he needs is a shot of tequila! And for some reason, it looks like there's a stick up his butt. How cheery! A disgruntled elf, perhaps?

So, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from citrusboy, Winnipeg Damsel, and my uszka!

a la Clara

Yup, I think this about covers it. Though how can I be a Ghost AND Pacman...? Oh yeah, and I wanna be Inky.

I am a Pacman Ghost. I like to hang around with friends, chatting, dancing, all that sort of thing. We don't appreciate outsiders, and do our best to discourage others approaching us. I enjoy occasionally wandering around randomly, and often find that when I do so, I get to where I wanted to be. What Video Game Character Are You?

If you were not a Pacman Ghost you would be Pacman.

I am Pacman. I am an aggressive sort of personality, out to get what I can, when I can. I prefer to avoid confrontation, but sometimes when it's called for, I can be a powerful character. I tend to be afflicted with munchies constantly.

I Just Can't Take It Anymore!

Dear Winnipeg:

Hay is for horses.
I believe the correct term you are looking for is "eh".

Thank you,
A Concerned Citizen

Uhh....

So I bought some stuff for New Homeowner from Amazon and, according to their website, this is when her goodies should arrive:

These items will arrive after Dec 25 2006.
Items shipped on Dec 8 2006:
Delivery estimate: Dec 12 2006 - Dec 29 2006

This means that
a) items that were shipped on the 8th won't get there until after Christmas, so it could conceivably take them (being generous here) 20 days to deliver a package to NH who is practically down the street from them BUT
b) there is also a span of SEVENTEEN days during which the items could arrive at any time! In that time the stuff could grow legs, get up, walk out of the plant, walk across the street, and hop into NH's mailbox! I bet that would only take, like, 5 days, tops.

Then, FIVE days later, I ordered more stuff:

Items shipped on Dec 13 2006:
Delivery estimate: Dec 19 2006 - Dec 21 2006

I don't get it, I just don't get it! And I'm in a different, further away province too! Maybe books have to be persuaded to leave the factory, while DVDs just want to get the hell out of there!

Oh, and NH got her stuff two days ago. I guess the books were feeling cooperative that day...

I've just come to the realization that I'm a game board whore. Seriously.

If the game is on sale I will probably buy it.
I stalk the aisles of all stores looking for board games.
If I see a game on sale in a store flyer, I will probably go out the next day to buy it.

Mind you, these games have to be ones I want; not just any random game will do.

The game that started this mess of thought was Trivial Pursuit Pop Culture. See, I was at Zellers and saw that it was 40% off so I had to have it. Except, when I scanned the bar code, it was regular price. Turns out that was last week's sale and I MISSED IT. Bleh. How? How could this have happened? With all my diligent scouring! So I didn't buy it. And now, I REALLY REALLY want it.

I've lost all self-control. I'm a board game buying addict. I have a problem. I need BGBA. Is there such a thing? Well, there should be!

So far I've accumulated:

Scrabble:
*regular
*travel

Monopoly:
*regular
*Disney
*Powerpuff Girls

Trivial Pursuit: I loooooooooooooooooove TP. Hee.
*Totally 80s
*90s Edition
*Genus 5
*Volume 6
*Baby Boomers
*Millennium Edition

Clue: I love love love Clue. Except no one will ever play with me. I wonder why that is?
*Simpson's

The All Canadian Trivia Board Game Millennium Edition: got this for $1. It's hard. It's very hard. All I know is the Red River (which is the answer to about a quarter of the questions). And only because I now reside in the 'Peg.

Cheap-Ass Games: These are awesome fun. And cheap.
*Before I Kill You, Mr Bond
*Unexploded Cow
*Kill Dr Lucky

Mahjongg: And I'm not talking about the cheesy solitaire game either. I love this game. I know, I've said that like 900 times already, but I do. I love this game.

Uno: Not technically a board game, but I'll include it anyway to help exacerbate my insanity.
*Elvis
*Care Bears
*Harry Potter
*regular

The Newlywed Game: I love this show. The game is just okay.

The Game of Life:
*Simpson's

Operation:
*Simpson's

Can You Beat Ken Jennings?

Tri-Ominos

Wheel of Fortune

Jeopardy

An Evening of Murder Party Game

Still looking for:
Cocktail-opoly
Whoville-opoly
Trivial Pursuit DVD Pop Culture
Trivial Pursuit Book Lovers Edition
Spree!
Witch Trial
Give Me the Brain
Cube Farm
Devil Bunny Needs a Ham
Get Out
Electronic Battleship
Magnetic Hangman
The 80s Game
The 90s Game
Word Sweep

So if anyone feels the need to buy me a Christmas gift, please, go right ahead.
Don't celebrate Christmas? I will accept a "You're the Best Blogger in the World" gift. No, really, I will.

I have no shame.

So I'm in class today. A class called Perspectives and Communication. Basically a glorified grammar course and officially the worst class EVER in the history of all classes that came before it and all that shall come after. A class designed to make you fail solely on the basis that you can never find anything that you need to find in the APA Manual.

So anyhow, I'm snuggly ensconced in a corner of the room, safe from the evil darting eye of the Grammar Nazi, MSNing with New Homeowner. During lecture, of course. Good forbid I should actually listen in class.

All of a sudden, in the middle of Grammar Nazi's lecture on the Library Cataloge (by the way, blogger seems to think catalogue is not a word and most definitely misspelled) and how to "Google" in this new "information age", I hear her say "Does anyone remember what a floppy disk is? Anyone?" A scant few people raise their hands, as I slowly and furtively slip my floppy disk back into my bag.

Oh. My. God. Where am I? How OLD am I? Just what the hell is going on here that NO ONE knows what a floppy disk is. Did I miss the flash drive gravy train or something?

Though come to think of it, I was in the computer lab the other day, and I totally heard this girl squeal: OMG!!!! Is that a disk you're using??? That is SOOOOO Old School!

As if!

Just so you know, this is what I look like when typing an essay.

Well no, not really. Let's amend that. This is what happens when I type an essay. (And never mind that it says Toffee Latte Macchiato at the bottom of the screen.)

Cowkitty apparently feels it is his indomitable right to lay across the keyboard and slap, with his gargantuan paw, any button he darn well chooses.

So my essay on human nutrition and its effects on obesity becomes something that resembles:

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meow North euw9thw3 America
fio oy5w9u409waui5r-q0i
MEOW
exercise meow gore3yq0598yguh
zzzzzzzzzzzz*snort*zzzzzzz

Frankly, it's a wonder I've passed any of my classes!

(Okay, okay, fine. I wasn't writing an essay. I was goofing off. So what: THERE'S A CAT ON MY KEYBOARD!)

Citrusboy and I just split a Kit Kat Chunky. I looked at it, then I looked at it again. Then I took a bite just to test the waters.

It was completely solid chocolate inside. Not a speck of wafer to be seen.

Weird.