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It’s Monday again?

Weekends are just flying by. All I want to do is sleep. Sleep like I did before children. Wasn’t that bliss? When you could sleep in until 10am; no questions asked. No one begging you to get up, no one bringing your glasses and a pair of pants, pulling at your hand saying, “Up! Up!”. It really is cute, but not when I hate mornings as it is. I mean really, Dora, that bitch, should be able to occupy him for just a half hour longer; her or that stupid monkey friend.

[Did I ever tell you that we have a Boots doll that sings his delightful Boots song every time you push on his head? Or have I mentioned that Carter is infatuated with this toy and insists on dropping him on his head repeatedly to hear the song? How about the fact that I can - and d0 - sing all the words to that insanely captivating song repeatedly throughout the day? Even at work. That and Elmo, those cursedly adorable little bastards have sucked us all in. It's a conspiracy I tell you. Damn you!]

My thoughts were confirmed last night. Carter has/had Fifth disease. The rash broke out last night, just in time for him to be able to attend daycare this morning. Thankfully it’s not an itchy rash, could you imagine? Poor bugger trying to scratch his back all day. Thank gawd for daycare; at least I don’t have to deal with it anymore; sick children suck. (See. Excellent parenting skills once again. You’re sorely mistaken if you think you’re taking that Mother of the Year award from me).

So, here I am back at it. Monday morning. At my desk, coffee in hand (well, beside me now that I am typing) and wishing for Friday all over again.

I think I was tagged in a eight random things meme by Sara. That sneaky bitch is always throwing these things my way. God love that woman! (Seriously though, I think she’s just in it for the link backs to her site, she’s a whore like that. *wink*) Oh, and of course, the delightful News Bitch tagged me with this one as well. Didn’t mean to leave you out!

So here ya go… I think I’ve done it before… (If you can find it in my archives somewhere, I’ll give you an honourable mention with a link to your site; so you whores get at it and find me that entry.. if there even is one *giggle*)

1. I fear thunderstorms. This is part of my 100 Things as well, but I really do. It’s getting better now that I’m older, but even until I was 18 I would turn on my walkman (remember those? they played tapes - you know, cassette tapes - and had a radio tuner. Totally retro.) … to drown out the sound of the thunder and I would put my had under the blankets to block out the lightening.

2. I love Madonna. Mostly old school shit, but I still love her. I think I know all the songs to the Like a Prayer and True Blue albums (which I have on cassette).

3. I have never lived one day of my life alone. Never. After leaving home I had roommates and then Mike and I moved in together straight out of school. The longest I have been alone was 3 months while Mike was working across country.

4. I never used to drink coffee. Only about 6 or 7 years ago I started to drink it regularly, and just got my very first coffee maker for Christmas 2 years ago, which I only started using because I was on Maternity Leave and couldn’t get out of the house early enough to get coffee. My first couple pots were so fuckin’ sick until I got the hang of measurements and water quantities. You’d never be offered coffee if you came over during that time.

5. I hate to cook. Mike does all the cooking. If he works late or isn’t coming home, Carter and I have KD and hot dogs, sandwiches or soup. I can make a mean spaghetti sauce too though. *If* I had to make a meal, I can. I just don’t enjoy it, so I avoid it.

6. I can’t sleep unless my bed is made prior to going to bed. I hate - LOATHE - climbing into a bed with messed up sheets and blankets. It takes me forever to fall asleep. Mike is really bad for this; if he goes to bed before me, the blankets are EVERYWHERE and I find it nearly impossible to fall asleep.

7. I snore. REALLY loud. Especially after a night of drinking. I could wake the entire house.

8. I am an obsessive blogger. I check my site too often, check email even more and always open Google Reader first thing when I get on the computer. It’s begun to consume me… almost like the message boards had. *shudder*

There you have it. Now if you’re reading this - you’re tagged. If you do it, link back and let me know that you have, I wanna read about how weird you are! I’ll know if you were here - refer to Number 8 8)

filler with memes

First off, Happy Independence Day! to my American friends. But don’t wish me one because I am a Canuck and we had Canada Day! … so wish me a belated Canada Day, M’kay!?

Memes that make me think hard are my LEAST favourite, but since traffic is rather light this week (it’s not just here. Right? Everyone’s light this week…right?) I’m really just using filler topics.

Saving the good stuffs for next week.

So, here’s my meme!

1. Link to name of person that tagged you.
2. Include state and country you live in.
3. List top 5 favorite local restaurants
4. Tag 5 other people and let them know they’ve been tagged.

1. Blonde Chick Bloggin’ tagged me.

2. I don’t live in a state, but a province called Ontario, in Canada.

3. Top five local restaurants: Ugh. I dunno. We eat at regular ol’ Canadian/American places most often- like Wendy’s… LOL

a) Mandarin is a Chinese buffet. Mmmm, so good. Started in Brampton, ON it’s expanded like crazy throughout this area..very popular.

b) The Old Spaghetti Factory - I LOVE pasta and this place sells pasta. YUM!

c) The Bombay Palace - Indian cuisine. So unbelievably awesome. Even Bill and Hilary Clinton ate there while they were in town

d) Bangkok Garden - YUM! Thai is so good.

e) Paradiso - YUM too! but expensive.. everything is so good - atmosphere, staff, food. No complaints.

4. Now tag five people: Tinamtl (you’ll like this one!), Shawna, Vodkarella, Cakehead and Emma Sometimes

Great. Now I’m hungry.

will show boobies for comments

I’m in a sharing mood this week, which ordinarily would be fine, but this week I’m in the midst of an extraordinarily odd realm of self consciousness. I have been contemplating everything as though it would be The Last Decision I Will Ever Make and My! God! How will it affect my loved ones? Seriously. I need to have a drink get a grip.
People from the office go for lunch and don’t ask if I’d like to go: They hate me! A lady looks me up and down: OMG. What’s she looking at?! Do I have a stain on my shirt? I knew I shouldn’t have worn this; it makes me look fat, doesn’t it? DOESN’T IT!? You know the drill. That’s how I feel this week.

So, without further adieu, a meme for you. I was tagged by Cakehead earlier this week. Cakehead? You got it. Cakehead. Oh, and she makes GORGEOUS cakes!

What were you doing 10 years ago?
June 1997? What was I doing? 16 years old. I graduated from grade 10, got my first part time after school job, and I may have been going to the strippers for my first time. I do believe that summer was pretty much a complete blur. High school, new friends, field parties, more freedom, I think that about sums it up.

What were you doing 1 year ago?
This time a year ago I was full into my schedule of Maternity Leave. Carter was just coming up on his first birthday, we had playgroups, swimming, shopping, etc. all day. This was about the time that things were getting interesting since he was more then just a mere bump on a log sitting in a bouncy chair staring at his fingers.

Five Snacks You Enjoy:
1. Reece Peanut Butter Cups
2. Sun Chips of the Garden Salsa variety
3. microwave popcorn
4. freshly baked chocolate chip cookies
5. swedish berries

Five Things You Would Do If You Were a Millionaire:
1. Move.
2. Travel to New York City and New Orleans, first class all the way baby!
3. Buy myself a personal trainer to kick my ass outta bed
4. Pay debt boooooring
5. Build a new patio at my new house and hang some shnazzi patio lanterns.

Five bad habits:
1. Diet Coke
2. Biting my nails or chewing my acrylics sick!
3. Procrastination
4. Not answering the phone (I heart call display. I won’t live without it ever again)
5. Picking wedgies in public

Five Things You Like To Do:
1. Surf the net (too much)
2. Eat chocolate
3. Whine Wine Night with the girls
4. Drive with no destination
5. Spend time as a family

Five Things You Would Never Wear Again:
1. Safety pin the legs of my jeans
2. Wear my safety pinned jeans tucked into slouch socks
3. Two words. High. Tops.
4. Overalls
5. Bikini, because face it, you don’t wanna see me flauntin’ this shit. Anywhere.

Five Favorite Toys
1. I don’t have toys. I’m a lady. Oh, we’re not talking about those kinda toys? Oh, well *ahem* Rocks, paper, scissors. That’s about all I can afford.

I tag these smokin’ hot mamas: Mama Chaos @ Wired for Noise,  Shawna @ This is Me, HomeMom, and Ro @ I’m Thirtyish…Okay1?, and of course Tinamtl @ Thoughts N Wonder

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Here are the rules to play:
1.) Players start with 8 random facts about themselves.
2.) Those who are tagged should post these rules and their 8 random facts.
3.) Players should tag 8 other people and notify them they have been tagged.

Eight Random Facts about Moi

1. I have my tongue pierced. My mom didn’t know about it for nearly 6 months. Guess how he found out? I yawned in front of her and forgot to cover my mouth. That’ll teach me to mind my manners.

2. I have a soft spot for New Orleans (Nawlins) even though I’ve never been. I was devastated when Katrina hit. Still want to go visit sometime soon.

3. I am crude and enjoy potty humour. Especially about farts. LOL

4. I burp a lot. I can burp on purpose too.

5. I will eat until I feel sick if I really enjoy the item (like chocolate ice cream).

6. I drive fast and can’t stand being behind people

7. I love gossip, especially celebrity gossip

8. I have a hard time falling asleep at night, every night. When it gets really bad a glass of wine or a beer will usually help me crash.

I’m tagging you:

1. Shawna @ This is Me

2. Tinamtl @ Thoughts N Wonders

3. Laura @ Tramps Like Us

4. IAI @ Irreverent Antisocial Intellectual

5. Emily @ Fenicle

6. Slackermommy @ Slacker-Moms-R-Us

7. J. @ Talking to Myself

8. Ali @ Cheaper Than Therapy

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Tell me honestly. Should I make another design for my site or are you likin’ this one still? I have something in mind that may just pop up here this weekend… unless you’re still enjoying this one!

Share with me! It’s your turn to decide if I should indulge in my design needs, or chill for a bit (read: fuck off with the constantly changing designs).

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