:P

consider it started.

links will return later this week, hopefully I'll be able to set up what I really really want.
Thanks for your patience.

in other news....

the landlord is away. I really hope she never comes back.
there's a funny story that goes with this, but in interest of protecting her a little... I'll only say that perhaps revenue Canada is involved, and perhaps they were asking me how long I've lived here, and when is she expected back?

I really like having a backyard!

BUT

having had my rant yesterday. I realize that I did forget one little thing.

I am thankful.

that thusfar, no one's noticed that I've gone back on my promise to revamp the blog at the 20000 mark ;)

perhaps this week it will happen.

how rude.

so I was browsing thru my tracker details... (yes, still obsessed with the info it gathers for me) and I discovered something horrible!
Facebook is eating my statistics!!
True enough, I took a few months there where I wasn't blogging as regularly as I have in the past, BUT... it appears that my visitors have dropped steadily for the past three months!!! I blame facebook.
You're reading this as a note now aren't you?
*sigh*
I miss your numbered visits....
come back to the blog... I am anal.

Woot. it's summer.

So, Friday night marked the first... yes, the FIRST of the SVFF meetings... errrrr at least the first of which I was involved... they've been happening since last year's festival ended.

I promised myself to not get too far in over my head this year, and I was only guilted once for dropping my previous role of "find everything and get it over here for us" (Chattel extraordinaire woman) (by the way, the position is still up for grabs, soooooo, if you're one with many a connection... I think you should apply for the position)(and give me a call, I don't mind sharing my knowledge)(this is a run-on sentence)( camouflaged by many a bracket)(I like brackets) this evening, so I still feel pretty good about the decision.
I'm looking forward to working with this team. I'm pretty much the go-fer for the Hospitality area, I heard of some name for the position, but I don't remember it, and I don't really care. In fact, I'm taking on dilligaf mentality this year. About a lot of things. ;)
Likeminded people, a few drinks, and a couple of belly laughs. I'm quite content.


"This is the year to look at the sunflowers" ... thank you Arnie, I think you're right.

where do you get shoes to fit those?

I got into the van at work today only to hear the last strains of this being sung

"and the feet goes on"....

yeah.. that rhythm is gonna get you.

BBQ'ed

oh pride.

This evening marked the second ever "house ladies" dinner party. (House ladies being those lovely young women who attend the CAC House groups, grades 8-9) (though... if you go to house, you're in 9-12) (but I really want the 8s to meet the 9s before next September...)

get on with it les

righ right right

Anyhoot.
As repayment for my watering the plants of the evil landlord, we have access to their backyard and BBQ. Now, being as landlord is manipulative and evil (trust me on this) I wanted to avoid using anything that was hers. BUT a bbq IS a bbq! SO. Tonight, I hosted the gr 8s and 9s in a little BBQ shindig.

I pride myself in my bbq skills. heck! I pride myself in my cooking skills.. I love to entertain (though evil landlord has really put a damper on dinner parties). SO! When GI Netty asked me jokingly "do you know HOW to bbq?" I laughed and said "of course!"

And then a giant billow of flame jumped out of the bbq and burnt my eyelashes and eyebrows.

great.

I hate simon...

on any given day, were you to ask me what I think about Simon from Idol, I'd give you a look.
He cuts people up sooooo badly.
Sometimes though... he surprises me.

this clip is from Britain's got talent. Simon's doing some judging there... and the result is fantasic.
please note... I couldn't even use my tissues I was crying so hard... my sleeve was closest. From the first note this little man sings.... PLEASE click on the picture above.

the looks of speculation on everyone's face... "sooooo.... you sing opera?" to the look where simon almost drops his pen... ok.. crying again.

and the green grass grew all around all around...

in honour of the sun a-shining, and the green stuff a growing, and the landlord being away for two weeks, and my day off being today. I plan on (after cleaning the house a bit) spending every second outside.
how lovely.

winter spring summer fall

a season for everything.

I hate change. Even when it's good for me.

Bus from the double hockey sticks...

you know those dreams where you're crashing.. or falling, or someone's chasing you? and you can't breathe? And your heart is pounding.. and you have to look away, but you can't look away, because if you do... well, you know you'll die instantly...
I had one of those days the other day.
You think it's going to be all fun and games when you get on the bus and the driver is introducing herself and singing along at the top of her lungs to some Dixie Chicks.. When your driver laughs a lot and talks about how she's been working a lot of hours, she only does charters... and jokes about whatever....
The people at the beginning of most horror films think they're starting a fun day too... at the beginning of the movie.

Then you notice your bus lurching from side to side....
Then you notice the cars you're flying past... the cars you're passing by inches... not inches from the side of you.. but inches from your bumper. You're tailgating... and passing at an incredible speed.... And then you notice the driver using her left foot on the gas and brake... the right taking a little break over in the aisle. Then the phone calls start... and the text messaging on the 401... and you start to think to yourself... "hmmm, I sure wish I'd written a will before I left the house today"