I'm much happier today I must say.
It will be a long day, but since J is working nights (his last one!) I'm staying late at work to do some genetic alignment and analysis I've been meaning to get to on a project.
Swinging hipster that I am...friday nights are the night to cut loose for me!
Actually...tomorrow I have to help out for a CFCR fundraiser and on sunday is the Alzheimer's walk, so I don't feel too frumpy doing geeky science work on a friday night.
OK, just a little...
Friday, January 25, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Bloody Hell
Just to warn you, I'm in a right foul mood.
I've just learned that I spent all f*cking week working and struggling on a project where most of my work was unnecessary as the info I *really* needed to do something useful was with someone else...who never bothered to give it to me, despite asking me to do this for them before they buggered off to leave me to it with no way of contacting them for info or help. I've tried to do many things I've never done before with no information or help, and noone can be bothered to help me, despite me *always* making a point of helping them.
And I'm tired.
And it's still retardedly cold.
AND my husband is on nights and I haven't seen him in days (except asleep)...
Bloody hell I'm feeling rather c*ntish today.
Talk amongst yourselves. I've a start of a headache so I'm off for some coffee. Maybe that will cheer my ass up...
*mumble mumble*
I've just learned that I spent all f*cking week working and struggling on a project where most of my work was unnecessary as the info I *really* needed to do something useful was with someone else...who never bothered to give it to me, despite asking me to do this for them before they buggered off to leave me to it with no way of contacting them for info or help. I've tried to do many things I've never done before with no information or help, and noone can be bothered to help me, despite me *always* making a point of helping them.
And I'm tired.
And it's still retardedly cold.
AND my husband is on nights and I haven't seen him in days (except asleep)...
Bloody hell I'm feeling rather c*ntish today.
Talk amongst yourselves. I've a start of a headache so I'm off for some coffee. Maybe that will cheer my ass up...
*mumble mumble*
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Extreme living
It's a positively warm and sunny day out...only -35 with the wind.
Think I'll go for a swim...there's a tiny part of the river that isn't frozen solid yet...how lovely.
Your legs should not freeze pins and needles solid while waiting for the bus is all I'm saying. It's just not polite for the world to be so chilly unless it's a weekend. Then I could just stay in and drink tea and watch movies all day.
Working when it's this cold is rather silly...I'm just not that important I'm afraid! It's odd how you get used to the extreme cold and life goes on regardless. If we were smarter we'd all declare it a stay home day.
I'd be up for it.
Who's with me?
Think I'll go for a swim...there's a tiny part of the river that isn't frozen solid yet...how lovely.
Your legs should not freeze pins and needles solid while waiting for the bus is all I'm saying. It's just not polite for the world to be so chilly unless it's a weekend. Then I could just stay in and drink tea and watch movies all day.
Working when it's this cold is rather silly...I'm just not that important I'm afraid! It's odd how you get used to the extreme cold and life goes on regardless. If we were smarter we'd all declare it a stay home day.
I'd be up for it.
Who's with me?
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Forget Me Not
On a more edifying note...
My family and I are helping raise money for the Alzheimer's Society. If you'd like to donate to the fundraising walk my family and I are involved in this weekend, go here.
Search for my name (my real one) to get to my pledge page and have at it my good peeps.
If you don't know me and still feel generous...well, hey! Feel free to donate anonymously to the Alzheimer's Society of Saskatchewan. It supports research and helps families cope with how Alzheimer's Disease slowly takes our loved ones from us...
We're walking for our Nana and remembering our happy times with her...for her...
My family and I are helping raise money for the Alzheimer's Society. If you'd like to donate to the fundraising walk my family and I are involved in this weekend, go here.
Search for my name (my real one) to get to my pledge page and have at it my good peeps.
If you don't know me and still feel generous...well, hey! Feel free to donate anonymously to the Alzheimer's Society of Saskatchewan. It supports research and helps families cope with how Alzheimer's Disease slowly takes our loved ones from us...
We're walking for our Nana and remembering our happy times with her...for her...
Yeeehaw! Welcome to Saskatchewan!
Ah yes...we were all gripped with concern watching the news a few days ago as the city and province workers were hunting for a man caught in an overturned vehicle outside the city, caught in -30 weather and needing rescue before he froze during a snowstorm.
"Well hurray!" we thought as he was rescued after many hours of searching and assistance form emergency workers. After all, he could have frozen to death! What a lucky man!
And as the days go by and we learn more about his amazing rescue we do learn that it is indeed a miracle he was rescued before he froze to death.
Why?
Well, because he was wearing nothing but a pair of pants.
Yessir. Middle of a prairie winter and the man is clad in nothing but jeans. No shirt. No shoes. Nada.
Oh, just wait - it gets better.
The reason he couldn't tell rescue workers where he was in the storm was because he honestly didn't know.
Why?
Well, he wasn't just lost in a storm...he REALLY didn't know. You see, he didn't drive much as he's had a suspended license for 10 years. BUT, really, the main reason that this gleaming example of gentlmanly charm was lost was because he had gotten blind drunk that afternoon and had an argument with his neighbor, after which he stormed out to a vehicle (wearing only pants) in the middle of a snowstorm and proceeded to drive off in a drunken rage until he passed out at the wheel...
Oh yes.
And the vehicle swerved off the road and rolled over. This man woke up a few hours later upside down in the ditch, in freezing weather (wearing only pants), finding he was freezing to death...*somewhere*.
He frantically called for help to the emergency number and asked for rescue - by some stroke of luck, he had a cell phone. Emergency crews sent out a wide search all over the area around the city...putting their own lives at risk, systematically checking all the nearby roads and grid roads (and believe me...in this province, that's a *lot* of road), as the idiot could see no landmarks or signs of interest to tell where he was. He couldn't even go around the car to *look* for possible landmarks or signs, as...you guessed it - no *shoes*. Phone workers helped him cannabilize his vehicle for insulation to try and keep his drunken ass from freezing to death until he was finally rescued before he succumbed to the cold.
Now this, to me, would be something to put me off drinking forever and be utterly humiliated. Not this guy. He was on local radio being interviewed about it, joking like it was some Jerry Springer episode. His wife was interviewed too. These idiots are amused about what he did -think it was fine and enjoying their bit of fame. After all - noone got hurt!
sigh
I know that when I tell this story, people will giggle (wearing only pants?)...as on the prairies, well, sometimes we get the wierdos. I *would* just like to say that there are a lot of us here still worth getting to know...most of us can be quite *nice* actually.
Except for No Pants Guy...He's a *special* kind of something - I personally wish I could nominate him for the Darwin award, except he survived.
At least he's going to have to pay for all the costs of his rescue...though, not surprisingly, *he* doesn't think he should have to.
Ah. I can just feel the hometown pride swelling deep within me.
Or maybe it's that second taco I had for supper...
"Well hurray!" we thought as he was rescued after many hours of searching and assistance form emergency workers. After all, he could have frozen to death! What a lucky man!
And as the days go by and we learn more about his amazing rescue we do learn that it is indeed a miracle he was rescued before he froze to death.
Why?
Well, because he was wearing nothing but a pair of pants.
Yessir. Middle of a prairie winter and the man is clad in nothing but jeans. No shirt. No shoes. Nada.
Oh, just wait - it gets better.
The reason he couldn't tell rescue workers where he was in the storm was because he honestly didn't know.
Why?
Well, he wasn't just lost in a storm...he REALLY didn't know. You see, he didn't drive much as he's had a suspended license for 10 years. BUT, really, the main reason that this gleaming example of gentlmanly charm was lost was because he had gotten blind drunk that afternoon and had an argument with his neighbor, after which he stormed out to a vehicle (wearing only pants) in the middle of a snowstorm and proceeded to drive off in a drunken rage until he passed out at the wheel...
Oh yes.
And the vehicle swerved off the road and rolled over. This man woke up a few hours later upside down in the ditch, in freezing weather (wearing only pants), finding he was freezing to death...*somewhere*.
He frantically called for help to the emergency number and asked for rescue - by some stroke of luck, he had a cell phone. Emergency crews sent out a wide search all over the area around the city...putting their own lives at risk, systematically checking all the nearby roads and grid roads (and believe me...in this province, that's a *lot* of road), as the idiot could see no landmarks or signs of interest to tell where he was. He couldn't even go around the car to *look* for possible landmarks or signs, as...you guessed it - no *shoes*. Phone workers helped him cannabilize his vehicle for insulation to try and keep his drunken ass from freezing to death until he was finally rescued before he succumbed to the cold.
Now this, to me, would be something to put me off drinking forever and be utterly humiliated. Not this guy. He was on local radio being interviewed about it, joking like it was some Jerry Springer episode. His wife was interviewed too. These idiots are amused about what he did -think it was fine and enjoying their bit of fame. After all - noone got hurt!
sigh
I know that when I tell this story, people will giggle (wearing only pants?)...as on the prairies, well, sometimes we get the wierdos. I *would* just like to say that there are a lot of us here still worth getting to know...most of us can be quite *nice* actually.
Except for No Pants Guy...He's a *special* kind of something - I personally wish I could nominate him for the Darwin award, except he survived.
At least he's going to have to pay for all the costs of his rescue...though, not surprisingly, *he* doesn't think he should have to.
Ah. I can just feel the hometown pride swelling deep within me.
Or maybe it's that second taco I had for supper...
Thursday, January 17, 2008
I'm a big wimp
I've been back at working out this week.
Ow.
I suppose stopping for December and the start of January was not the best idea.
Soon I'll adjust again, but man...I used to be able to do all this (more actually) and *not* ache all over like an old lady!
I've signed up for a Alzheimer's Walk on Jan 27. Luckily it's a walk and not a run...as I don't think I could do the whole thing running...but it's given me the kick in the butt to get back at being healthy again. I can barely handle 30 minutes of cardio every other day and exercise ball weight training on the other days. I used to do more than this without batting an eye...
If only there was a way I could work out in my sleep and not know it...
Ow.
I suppose stopping for December and the start of January was not the best idea.
Soon I'll adjust again, but man...I used to be able to do all this (more actually) and *not* ache all over like an old lady!
I've signed up for a Alzheimer's Walk on Jan 27. Luckily it's a walk and not a run...as I don't think I could do the whole thing running...but it's given me the kick in the butt to get back at being healthy again. I can barely handle 30 minutes of cardio every other day and exercise ball weight training on the other days. I used to do more than this without batting an eye...
If only there was a way I could work out in my sleep and not know it...
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Eeeeeexcellent
So guess who is producing the upcoming Coldplay album?
Just guess...go on.
Brian Eno.
OH.
Yeah.
Happy times for me...but I must wait til May.
Patience is a virtue right?
Just guess...go on.
Brian Eno.
OH.
Yeah.
Happy times for me...but I must wait til May.
Patience is a virtue right?
Life is Good
I just found out that my friend Pete and his lovely wife Deanna just had a cute little (well OK 10 lb 10 oz) baby boy Nicholas late sunday night.
YAY!
Mom and the baby a re doing great and the twins are excited at this new squeaky little guy that's come home to be with them.
Congratulations Pete.
That is WONDERFUL :)
I am so very happy for you.
YAY!
Mom and the baby a re doing great and the twins are excited at this new squeaky little guy that's come home to be with them.
Congratulations Pete.
That is WONDERFUL :)
I am so very happy for you.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Reaching for that thing
I've been watching a lot of Harvey Birdman lately.
I borrowed season 3 from a friend and I'm once again walking about with quotes like "To die, to sleep. To sleep, perchance to dream. Aye, there's the rub. Ha ha!...rub" in my head.
I just discovered they're making a Harvey Birdman game for the Playstation and Wii. I have no idea what it could possibly be about, and unfortunately Steven Colbert is the only person not voicing their character in the game (probably tired of people asking him to go "Haha!" all the time). Still... I could do with trying it out. If it's anywhere half as wierd as the show, I'm in.
(maybe you get to steal the crrrrrrrest on Birdman's helmet?)
I have to say though..."Ha! HA! *insert random word here* on dowels!" still makes me crack up in a fit of giggles...it never gets old.
If you've never seen an episode...it's by the great people at Adult Swim who brought out the Brak Show and Space Ghost Coast to Coast. Check it out.
Or not.
Y'know.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Random linkage
More times a wastin...
Feast your eyes on:
Things that look like a duck
A letter by a zombie full of love
Mount Rushmore made of cheese
and last but not least...Watch a homestarrunner classic cartoon... (probably makes no sense without knowing a bit about Homestar Runner
So there you go...
FINALLY my incubations are done. Now I'll do a little dance...
Buhbye
Feast your eyes on:
Things that look like a duck
A letter by a zombie full of love
Mount Rushmore made of cheese
and last but not least...Watch a homestarrunner classic cartoon... (probably makes no sense without knowing a bit about Homestar Runner
So there you go...
FINALLY my incubations are done. Now I'll do a little dance...
Buhbye
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