Thursday, December 28, 2006

terror of the skies

While we were down in Niagara visiting my fam we stopped at the Butterfly Conservatory. We were taking the kids officially but Jeremy had never been so he was pretty excited. I was looking forward to showing him something new that I had fond memories of.

So we go through the whole kerfuffle of getting our tickets, hanging up pour coats and standing in line – finally we enter the butterflies domain. After a few minutes of taking everything in I turn to Jeremy, who is practically glued to my back, and say:

Isn’t it just magical? Dreamy sigh.

He just looks around suspiciously and responds ‘I don’t think I like it here.’

What! Why?

A HUGE butterfly floats nearby and he grabs onto me.

I think I feel them crawling on me….

Oh Jeremy.

Though he did loosen up enough to enjoy himself (I think) it was not the wondrous experience I thought it would be and I don’t think I’ll be able to get him back in there anytime soon, if ever.


Ah well.

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

les petites vacances - la fin

What a lovely little holiday! Jeremy and I both got a chance to spend time with our families; much fun was had by all. I got a ton of good presents from the in-laws (the magic bullet – not the sex toy, the blender, a huge train case for my insanely huge makeup collection, and a massively comfy, fluffy robe which I’m already addicted to, just to name a few). Much like last year, Jeremy is already regretting his gift to me. Last Christmas it was a PS2 and my marathon sessions of gaming frequently interrupt his television watching and take my attention away from him. This year he got me a Nintendo DS with Final Fantasy III! So excited! I won’t be playing this Final Fantasy until I finish the one I’m on now, but I can’t wait. Currently I am playing with my Nintendog that the in-laws gave me.

This is where Jeremy’s regret comes in.

I’m training my Virtual German Shepherd puppy, Pucci, and I have to speak commands into the microphone to teach it. So he’s trying to go to bed and I’m playing quietly then I’ll shout ‘sit!’ or ‘lie down!’ and wake him up. He was not impressed. But hey I have to speak clearly for him to learn! Anyway I’m already hooked and seeing as how I’ve been on Neopets for over 6 years I think I’ll have this little pup for a long while. I’ve already taken quite a ribbing for playing with him though. When I was home I was shouting commands and my sister leans over and tells me that Edgrr, her dog, is sitting and whatnot as I shout out the commands. Then she says he’s probably thinking ‘hey play with me I’m a real dog!’ which I promptly did because I felt so guilty. Sigh. Anyway I thought it was very sweet of Jeremy to get me a gift that would divert my attention from him and probably be very annoying at times, for the second year in a row. He claims it’s so that he can have access to the TV again but I prefer to think he’s just a big softie.

Saturday, December 23, 2006

...and it begins

Well my holidays have officially started, so I’ll be taking a short blog break. Not to worry though I’ll be back on the 27th.

I was awoken this morning by Jeremy shoving my thyroid pill down my throat.

‘Hurry and take it! I wanna eat and you have to wait a half hour right before you can eat? Take it!’

I groggily complied. I had stayed up until midnight playing Final Fantasy XII – I’ll be away from it for 4 days! Gasp! So I was getting my fill. Anyway as soon as I did he bounded off the bed to his computer and started playing Christmas songs. Then he knelt above me and started dancing wildly saying ‘yay it’s Christmas!’ over and over. Le sigh.

Did I mention that this is Jeremy’s favorite holiday? He’s been a toddler all month and this weekend marks his descent into infancy. It’s pretty cute though. Today we go to the in-laws until Christmas afternoon, then down to Niagara until Boxing Day. I am looking forward to seeing everyone. Yay!

Anyway have a very Merry Christmas all, hope your holidays are wonderful!


…And of course – Happy Birthday Jesus!

*From the
Chibi Jesus page. Yes there is a Chibi Jesus page! Have you ever heard of anything cuter and holier! I haven’t!

Friday, December 22, 2006

6 weird things about clara

Only 6!?!? How to choose?

Okay I was tagged by
Elo, but I’m not posting the ‘rules’ because I’m not tagging anyone. I’m such a rebel. I’m only doing it because Elo is so cool and I love to write about myself (why else would I have a blog?), especially quirks and the like.

1. I make weird nonsense sounds a lot of the time when I am home. I just like the way it feels to say them. Now I’ve mentioned them
before, but they’ve escalated into more lengthy diatribes of nonsensical noises. Like “meer meer meeear meer…..’ and I’ll go on for several minutes. Seriously it must really annoy Jeremy.

2. I think every number has a colour. I think it’s a throwback to sesame street when they’d have a number of the day, brought to you by the number whatever business. It would show the number in this bright, solid colour. So now I associate certain number s with certain colours. 1 is red for example. 8 is purple and 7 is green. This could also be a throwback to smoking pot.

3. Every time I approach a door I experience a mild rush of anxiety if it’s not clearly marked PUSH or PULL. I’m totally serious. I once got into a huge fight with a now ex-boyfriend because he didn’t believe me about this.

4. I can’t listen to music, like really listen and pay attention, without getting swept into some fantasy in my head. It could be some sort of dance routine, me performing, a wicked awesome swordfight in time with the music or a timely escape from a space station with an activated self destruct sequence (all starring me of course)!! Wow I’m getting all excited just thinking about it!

5. I have to leave a crust. No matter what I eat – tacos, potato wedges, steak – you name it. I leave a bite on the plate. For the fairies.

6. I have a curly toe. Right foot middle toe. It curls under. Nothing happened to it, I was just born that way. I like to think of it as more ‘unique and special’ and less ‘deformed’. I think it’s cute.

Thursday, December 21, 2006

first sentence of the first post of every month for 2006:

Just a fun little thingy that sums up my year of blogging in a bizarre little package. Just like me. Except not as fleshy.

January
I tell ya it was quite nice to take a break from blogging, tho I am glad to be back at the computer.

February
I mentioned earlier that I would go into further details regarding my birthday presents.

March
You have to know you’re not going to like where a conversation is going if it starts out with ‘I had to throw out the underwear I was wearing today’.

April
minijer

May
FAMILY GUY.

June
Happy Birthday Dadoo!

July
I am a woman of many wonderful ideas.

August
Last night on the subway I was standing by a young girl and she had on an armful of colourful bracelets.

September
Me barfy, no bloggy.

October
This weekend I pulled a typical bitchy girlfriend thing.

November
I had so much fun making my Halloween greeting in ms paint yesterday that I decided to play some more today..

December
On Friday Connie, Maria and I headed to the Flatiron for a girl’s night.


*Stolen from
Binsk

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

urine happens to be very edgy

As you may remember, I was introduced to the 24 hour urine test this year. Joy. Well I’ve had to do a few more since then and I’ve become a bit of a pro. This last one threw me a bit though.

As I go to make my first ‘deposit’ I notice it’s a little differently designed than the others. Hmmm, I mused, maybe an improvement of some sort. Well 24 hours go by and I don’t notice a thing – until I go to bag it up and take it to the hospital. As soon as you turn it horizontal (the way it normally sits, I turn it vertically to fit it in my fridge), it leaks.

Yeah you heard me.

Leaks.

Urine jug. Leaks.

Not just a little cup either, this baby is holding 3 LITRES OF MY PEE!

It was slightly traumatizing. I got some on the carpet. My funny funny Jeremy asked if he should rub my nose in it. Hilarious. The subway ride was fright filled, people kept jostling us and I was so paranoid that everyone would smell the pee. When we arrived at Queen Station I breathed a sigh of relief and went to carefully heft the bag through the turnstile…

And my hand came away wet.

In a panic I set it down and told Jeremy in a furious whisper “it’s leaked through the bag!” He didn’t believe me until we lifted it up and saw a little puddle on the ground. Trooper that he is he took the bag from me for the rushed walk to the hospital. We handed it over to the lab tech with a warning, and she promptly ignored us got my pee all over her counter. That’s what you get for not paying attention lady.

I’m just glad it’s over and I won’t have to do it for, oh I dunno, maybe a month. Sigh. Not only did I never think I’d say ‘honey I got pee on the rug’ I surely never expected to be able to tell you guys ‘if you’re at Queen subway station and think you smell pee, that’s probably me’.

Thursday, December 14, 2006

the twisted ones

I have at this moment three figures from the World Champion Balloonistas sitting in my apartment. I never thought I’d see the day. Denise did a shoot with them and Jeremy and I reaped the benefits. I’ve never seen anything like them.

Nor like Jeremy in this picture.

I told him to pose with the creations - the resulting series of shots took my breath away. And not in the good way. This um, exuberant, facial expression is the result of several pictures taken with his eyes closed and me barking ‘open your damn eyes and look happy’. You can see what I had to go through.



Wednesday, December 13, 2006

cutest ever!


For once I mean the both of them....

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

most wonderful quiz of the year...

Now normally I put this sort of thing here, on my quiz results blog, but this one put me in such a Christmas mood that I had to share it with my regular readers. Plus I liked my results. Fitting. I try to be creative in my decorative choices, for any holiday. For Jeremy’s birthday I wrapped his presents in printed baby pictures of him. He was in heaven.

You Are a Cranberry and Popcorn Strung Tree

Christmas is all about showcasing your creative talents.
From cookies to nicely wrapped presents, your unique creations impress everyone.

Found it at Maria’s, thanks doll.

Monday, December 11, 2006

peanut buster parfait

On Saturday Jeremy and I joined his parents for the long trek out to Gilmour. What’s in Gilmour, Ontario you ask? Why only the cutest puppies in the whole wide world that’s all! We went to Taralee’s Kennels and met Buster the teacup cockapoo and the newest member of the family. Technically I think he’s my brother in-law. Well pseudo brother in law.

Anyway this puppy is the smallest dog I have ever seen in my life. He’s just a little ball of fluff. He really reminds me of my old guinea pig, fizzgig. He likes to burrow in your jacket and wedge himself into crevices. He also loves to play tug o war with my curls. Luckily he is so tiny that at full strength he can’t do much damage. I may regret allowing him to do this when he’s older though. but right now with his furry little fat sausage body hopping around like a rabbit and wriggling madly while licking your face – he’s going to get away with a lot.

Now I am a big dog person. I love German Shepherds and dogs you can ride like a pony. Marcus, their Lhasapoo, won me over to the joy of small dogs and Buster has made up my mind. I want one. It’s perfect for living in an apartment downtown; I’ll be one of those women with her dog in her purse. I’ll call it ‘lambiekins’ and coo to it while riding the subway. Jeremy and I will refer to it as our ‘baby’ and throw it birthday parties. Ok maybe not but I will carry it around with me sometimes. I asked Jeremy if we could consider getting one when we get a new place next year and he said ‘we’ll see’. Which isn’t a no and is therefore yes.

So excited!!




Friday, December 8, 2006

panic and anxiety


I was down in the mall buying a top for tonight (Jer’s company Christmas party) and the fire alarm goes off - for the whole frackin mall! I was in the middle of paying and didn’t want to have to come back so I started rushing the poor girl. Panicked she swipes my card but it wouldn’t go through. I’m all ‘try it again!’ and she says ‘it’s not working!’. Finally I have to leave the store so we give up; I glanced over my shoulder at the top, so nearly mine, sitting crumpled on the counter. Sigh.

The alarm ended up lasting less than 5 minutes, so I went back right after to get it. It was the same girl waiting on me and we finished the transaction in silence. Maybe a sheepish chuckle on my part. Awkward.

I don’t really know what to expect tonight but I do know Jeremy will leave me for a while to play briefcase beauty in the evenings entertainment. I’m torn between being nervous at my impending abandonment and excited at the photo opportunities.

Think of the possibilities...

Um, on second thought...don't...

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

counting the hours...

I’ve been so tired lately.

I’ve been staying up late playing Final Fantasy XII. Luckily this week I’ve taken it easy and haven’t turned the game back on after supper (well taken it off pause as I never really turn it off, you never know when you’ll have a 5 minute window to play). I overdid it on Sunday, which is why I’ve been a little better this week. I played for nearly 15 hours on Sunday. I’m not kidding, ask Jeremy. He said he was being neglected. Man my eyes still feel a little gritty.

But I love it so much.

Luckily Jeremy’s working the late shift this week so I get uninterrupted playtime until nearly 9. It’s awesome, I can't wait to go home and play.

I mean……um, I’m so horribly lonely and missing Jeremy that I play mindless games to pass the long hours of treacherous emptiness…..sigh……

Or something suitably impressive. I don’t think he’ll buy it though.


update* - It's not just me! I was in the elevator after work and saw someone I knew, but hadn't seen in awhile. So when he asked what was new I answered truthfully and told him about FFXII. The other guy in the elevator (a stranger) whipped around and asked my how the gameplay was. And so began an animated discussion that had my friend chuckling and looking puzzled. This guy was all pumped for Final Fantasy III (never before released in Canada) for the DS. I'm considering getting the DS just for this game. Dude. Man. Dudeman.

Monday, December 4, 2006

flatiron again



On Friday Connie, Maria and I headed to the Flatiron for a girl’s night. Aside from some creepy guy hitting on me, all was well. I can’t really blame him though I must’ve looked fabulous. Maria was talking to these girls and when I turned around to face them they literally gasped, and said I was beautiful. Mind you they were fairly drunk, and by fairly drunk I mean wasted. Nonetheless, they said I was so beautiful I should be on TV. High praise indeed.

The most important thing though, was my kicking ass on ntn. All night I reigned (well once it was just down to Maria and me, and when she wasn’t dancing on the table) – I reigned supreme. It’s the not the first time either,
if you’ll remember.

Hey those girls were psychic! Clara was on TV!

I loooove seeing my name up there.


Pics courtesy of
Connie