Men in Black II
Another movie I haven't seen. I watched it on DVD last night and thought it was OK. It was quite similar to the first one, but I thought the first one was better. Although I did like the Benz Will Smith was driving. =P

It's been a long week
With the move to the new office, and organizing, and settling in, it's been a bit difficult to try to accomplish any kind of work. So I put in a few hours today to try and somewhat catch up. We're still not completely organized, and probably won't be for another week or two (hopefully). I just wish everything was ready, but I know that would be too perfect. If only there was a way to put the work on hold while we're getting things organized...

Reading Material
After work, I decided to shop down Whyte Ave. I went into a couple of clothing stores and saw a sweater, but I didn't get it because I felt "iffy" about it. I guess part of the reason was because I wasn't really in the mood to be shopping for clothes (which is really weird because I've been complaining for the past week on how I need to go shopping). Is there something wrong with me? =P Anyway, I ended up at Chapters and bought Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and The Alchemist [Bern, you recommended this book to me a while ago, and I'm finally taking you up on it. ;-)]. Now the question is, when will I be able to read these books? I guess I shouldn't have bought them if I'm not going to read them anytime soon, but then if I didn't get them now, I probably wouldn't read them at all. Plus, I got a discount with my Chapters card. =P

Random Thought
Do you ever buy things that you don't really need, but think you might need them at some point in time? Case and point with the purchase of my two books earlier. I don't really need them right now, and I probably won't start reading them anytime soon, but I just felt the urge to get them. Besides the fact that I got a discount with my Chapters card, part of the reason is because my Chapters card expired today so I felt the need to put it to use so-to-speak. But then I ended up renewing my card as well. Go figure. I still have books that I bought a long time ago (because they were on sale) that I haven't opened since I bought them. Perhaps subconsciously I'm trying to expand my library?? Maybe I should stay home and read these books, instead of going out all the time. Is that possible? =P

I just realized...
...that I'm actually home on a Saturday night. First time in a long time that that's happened...

Ice Age

I finally saw Ice Age on DVD tonight. That movie was pretty funny. There was one scene where I somewhat had a "moment" [Irma will understand] where Manny makes these gestures with his snout. I even watched the second disk with the bonus material. What can I say, I was in a kid flick type of mood. =P

What a Day

The rest of the day was spent setting up the new office. We assembled our new desks (I think mine's in birch veneer?), which we got from Ikea [sidenote: I really like my new chair, although mine's just plain black]; put the filing cabinets back in order; and got a couple of the computers up and running (although they're not networked yet). It's been another long day. *yawn* I think I'm going to call it a night now...

Moving Day

6:00 am. That's what time my alarm went off this morning. WAY to early. Especially since I didn't get to sleep until 2:00 am. *yawn*

7:20 am. That's what time I actually woke up. Ugh. And I had to be at the office by 8:00 am. So I quickly jumped out of bed, got ready, and zipped down to work. I somehow made to work in about 12 minutes (give or take), and my boss and a couple other co-workers were starting to load the truck.

9:30(-ish) am. By this time we had 90% of everything moved over to the new office.

Now I'm just waiting to make one more trip to the office. I even got to drive the white beast (a.k.a. the company van). Although it is not very user friendly, since I wasn't able to adjust the seat, so I had to sit on the edge of the seat to reach the gas pedal. =P

Packing, packing, and more packing

Since we're moving to our new office tomorrow (which is only a block and a half down the street), most of the day was spent packing. Boxing stuff, taking furniture apart, etc. It's been a long day actually. And we're not even taking everything with us, even though it seems like we are.

I'm looking forward to moving, but at the same time I'm not. The good thing is, we'll have our own office and everything will be more centralized. The bad thing is, I won't be seeing much of my co-workers. I'm sure I'll see them almost everyday, but it's different when you're not around them all the time. That's definitely one thing I'll miss. I guess I'll have to find a happy medium somehow...

Jackie

That's the name of this girl who lives on the streets. From what my boss told me, she's constantly being abused (not so much physically, but verbally and emotionally) by her boyfriend. My boss has noticed them from time to time, and each time he walks by them, the boyfriend is aggressive with her. Today my boss finally decided to help Jackie. He managed to get her away from him, and brought her to our office. One of my co-workers had a talk with her and explained that there is help out there. A few minutes later, the boyfriend tried to get into the office, but my boss and my supervisor kicked him out. A couple minutes after that, the cops showed up. They had a talk with Jackie and took her to a place where she could get help and get away from her boyfriend.

I've never been in a situation like that where there's so much emotion. I couldn't help but feel afraid for Jackie and the predicament she was in. But the bottom line is, only she can make the decision on whether or not she wants to get the help she needs. I found out later that she comes from a wealthy family. So how can something like this happen to her? It just goes to show you that regardless of what social economic demographic you're in, you can still wind up on the streets. I hope that Jackie gets the help she needs, and doesn't go back to him.

Grey Cup Weekend

I've noticed that the past few weekends have been quite busy for me. So much so that I haven't had much time to blog. Oh well. Better late than never...

Thursday
I reached my quota of 4 beverages, went out to dinner at Bul-Go-Gi House, and then hung out with a few co-workers. OK, so I started Grey Cup Weekend a bit early, but hey, it was a long day...

Friday
The plan was for Irma and I to hit a new venue: Grey Cup party at Crowne Plaza. No problem, right? Well, I picked her up, we headed downtown, and drove by Crowne Plaza only to see a line up that stretched down the block. Since we didn't want to stand in line, plan B was to check out the Igloo, another Grey Cup party place. Again there was a line that went down the block. Great. We ended up going to a friend's house and hung out there for the rest of the evening, drinking beer and vodka, and playing cards. It turned out to be a good night just hanging out.

Saturday
My first Saturday off in a long time. Yay! I slept in until 11:30 am, since I went to sleep late the night before. It was so nice to sleep in because I really needed the rest. I got up, had some breakfast, and went to kickboxing class. It kinda felt weird going to class in the afternoon, since I usually go on Wednesday and Friday nights. It was a good class nonetheless.

After kickboxing, I went home, had some lunch, and got ready for the evening. Irma and I planned to check out the Crowne Plaza venue again, but this time we planned to be there a bit early. Since I had some time to kill before meeting up with Irma for dinner, I went to Chapters to do a bit of shopping. I ended up wandering in Chapters for about an hour and came out with nothing. It wasn't that I couldn't find anything, but rather I saw too many things I wanted to buy for myself (uh hello, I'm supposed to start Christmas shopping =P). I was getting frustrated, so I went to pick up Irma.

Once I picked her up, we went to Red Lobster and met up with Jo Anne and Christine. Dinner was so good! I was a bit disappointed when I got vegetables instead of french fries (I was so craving french fries), but I guess the vegetables were better for me anyway. The four of sat there for a while and chit-chatted.

Crowne Plaza venue - take 2. Irma and I headed downtown, drove by Crowne Plaza, and again there was a line. It wasn't as long as the previous night, but it was too cold to even consider standing in line. Since we weren't having much luck with these Grey Cup parties, we went to the usual and hung out there for the rest of the evening.

Highlights:

• Sex in the City moment
  
• sex toy discussion
  
• "becoming a burglar" by Christine
  
• intense discussions between Irma and Jay
  
• François wondering why Irma wasn't yelling at him
  
• a new grasshopper for Irma
  
• eye contact
  
• "will you cuddle with me?"
  
• half open eyes vs. wide open eyes

Grey Cup Sunday
Finally, the event that everyone was waiting for. Edmonton vs. Montreal in the Grey Cup final. My brother and I went to the usual to watch the football game. A bunch of my co-workers were there, so we hung out with them. Unfortunately, Edmonton lost 25-16 :-( They made some stupid plays, and I really think they should've won the game. I'm not a big football fan, but I know enough about the sport to appreciate the game, and know what's going on. After the game, my brother and I hung out for a while and then went home. I had a quick bite to eat, then it was off to the soccer center to watch another co-worker play.

Highlights:

• Irma's watching the game = it's Irma's fault Edmonton lost (just kidding =P)
  
• "where's you're screwdriver?" [you know you're an alcoholic when... =P]
  
• pickled eggs
  
• having my own "circle moment"
  
• Random Thought
  Some sports have certain "habits" or "traditions" during a game. Baseball players chew tobacco. Hockey coaches (for the most part) chew gum. Soccer players drink beer and eat pickled eggs after a game. But what do football players do? What do basketball players do? Just a thought... (I think I watch too much sports)

5 more weeks...

Can you believe it? 5 more weeks until Christmas! *sigh* And I haven't even begun to think about Christmas shopping. I'm actually dreading to go Christmas shopping simply because of the crowded malls. I'm not a big fan of being pushed over and stepped on while everyone gets caught up in the hustle and bustle of Christmas. Don't get me wrong, I like the holidays. It's the whole process leading up to it which I don't like. I suppose I should start making my Christmas list before I even attempt to enter a mall. Or I could just go shopping for myself. hehehe. =P

Professional Development Seminar

I had a communication seminar which took up most of the day. It dealt with "strengthening the team" and developing effective relationships in the workplace, whether it be between employees, clients, or friends & family. I expected it to be a boring seminar, but it turned out to be quite interesting. It opened my eyes about myself, and helped me understand a bit better the different ways of communicating with people.

Have you ever had difficulty communicating with someone, where no matter how hard you try to explain things to them, they just don't get it? Or, they get offended somehow? Or, the message you're trying to get across is misunderstood? This seminar showed us how to read people, and by knowing their personality types, figuring out a way to communicate with them effectively. I know the type of person I am, and sometimes I can be too direct or blunt with people, regardless of the situation. But after having this seminar, I know that I can't always be like that because some people will take it the wrong way.

What color are you?
With respect to the seminar, I took a couple online tests, just to see if I'd come up with the "color(s)" I supposedly am. You can be one of four colors: blue, orange, green, gold. On one test, I ended up being almost a three-way tie between green, gold, and orange, and very little blue. Which is quite close to how I am now. So what color are you?

And the night went on…

So after the movie, I went home for a little while then Irma called me. Grace and Rohan were in from Vancouver, and they wanted to go out. So where to go? Since Irma and I don't work that well under pressure, we finally came up with Scruffy Murphy's. When we got there, the place was absolutely dead. We stayed for one drink, and went on to plan B which was the Armoury. But since there was a line, we finally decided on plan C, Suite 69. Again, we had a couple drinks [quota minus one] and danced most of the night.

Highlights:

• parallel parking (literally)
  
• cute guy watching hockey, but then he disappeared
  
• dancing beer tub chick who can't dance and kept re-adjusting her dress?
  
• being surrounded by people having their "moments"
  
• "I'm having a "moment" moment"

CFL Western Conference Final

Me and a co-worker of mine watched the football game this afternoon, between Edmonton and Winnipeg. We went to O'Byrne's, since they had a big screen, but the only problem was there weren't that many people there. A few other people were supposed to meet us there, but they didn't show up. Oh well. We stayed for a drink and then headed to the usual for the second half of the game. Going into the third quarter, Edmonton was up 22-6. But toward the end of the fourth quarter, the score was 32-30. Huh?!? As I watching Winnipeg catch up, I couldn't help but wonder if Irma was watching the game. [Sidenote: Lately, everytime Irma watches a hockey or football game, our home team ends up losing. Coincidence? =P]. Thank goodness, Edmonton won 33-30. Irma called me after the game, and sure enough, she was watching the game just as I had suspected. hehehe. =P

Next week is the Grey Cup, where Edmonton will face Montreal. All I have to say is Go Esks Go!

Acting Debut

Well, not really. I got asked by another co-worker of mine to be in one of his video presentations for school. The subject was on sexual harrassment and I had to say a couple lines, in addition to grabbing his butt. It was kinda funny, and it turned out OK. It's a good thing no one in his class will know who I am. But then again, stranger things have happened…

Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets

Louise and I made plans to see Harry Potter. I wanted to read the book again to refresh my memory on what happened, and try to compare it to the movie (since that's what I did last time), but I didn't get a chance to read it. I met Louise and her daughter at the theater an hour before it started, and there was a huge line, with kids of all ages running all over the place. Louise was closer to the front of the line, which was good since we wanted to get good seats. As we were standing in line, I noticed these 2 kids who seemed like they were inching their way around me. Uh hello, it's not like you're going to get crappy seats?! Anyway, they finally let us in about half an hour before the show. We went in, got our seats, and then I went back out to get popcorn (we got the Harry Potter deal, with this big refillable bucket of popcorn, a big drink, and a Sidekick chocolate bar).

One thing about the movie is that it is long, with a running time of 171 minutes (or so they say). There were also some parts in the movie that made me jump. Overall, it was a great movie!

Highlights:

• family sitting next to me took up the rest of the row, plus part of the row behind them
  
• guy shouting out "2 seats… looking for 2 seats…" in an auctioneer-type of voice (all he had to say was "going once, going twice, sold" and it would've been complete)
  
• getting hit in the head with a gummy bear or something
  
• sticky shoes

Now the question is, what's the plan for the rest of the evening?

The week wasn't as quiet as I thought...

Irma and I went to the usual on Thursday. What?!?! Out on a weeknight?! Well, it's not like it's the first time... Anyway, I was planning to go to the gym and then watch my Thursday night programming, when Irma called me at work. OK, plans changed. I went home first, watched Friends, then headed to Irma's place. We got to the usual and waited for her co-worker to show up. While we were waiting, I noticed that I was getting a bit too much information from Irma. I never thought that I would be "traumatized" by her. hehehe. =P (And this was brought about by the "G.I. Joe & Barbie" thing). About an hour and a half later, there was no sign of her co-worker, so we went home.

The King & I

The restaurant that is. That's where Irma, Jo Anne, Matthew and I had dinner tonight. The food was unbelievable! We had coconut rice, curry chicken, seafood nest, a chicken & vegetable dish, and sweet and sour noodles. YUM! I was surprised at how much I ate. I guess I was really hungry, especially since I went to kickboxing tonight. And suprisingly, with the amount of food I ate, I didn't feel too bloated (which is a good thing). After dinner, Irma, Matthew and I went to the usual (again) and had a few drinks [quota minus one for me]. We stayed for a couple hours, then went home.

Highlights:

• Sex in the City moment
  
• talking in tagalog
  
• "P.S... BTW... By the by..."
  
• "what's our moment?"
  
• rub the buddha
  
• "I miss you... I miss you more..."
  
• "I'm scared of you"
  
• slapping foreheads

And now for another update…
OK, so maybe I'll have a quieter week this week??? (I'm hoping…)

Drinking on Sunday?
After having a LONG nap and getting recharged, Irma and I went to Sherlock Holmes for part 2 of my co-workers birthday celebration. It happened to be karaoke night, but Irma and I didn't sing. We sang along, but we didn't take the microphone. Maybe if I had a couple more drinks? I was feeling "happy" after the third drink (1 less than my quota), since I didn't have anything in my stomach. Irma and I got some spinach and artichoke dip, and just inhaled it. We hung out for a little while, and went home.

Highlights:

• freaking out Irma with my knowledge of country songs
  
• "I can't accept this" (bartender having issues with $10 bill because he thought it was fake (when it wasn't), but we finally got rid of it by giving it to the other bartender)
  
• what's up with the bald guys?
  
• rain snow or shine, Irma and I make it a point to be out

Monday
I slept. I worked for 6 hours during the day (which I wasn't too thrilled about), went home and had lunch, and slept again. I woke up a couple times because someone phoned me, but I went back to sleep both times. When I finally woke up (only because my dad had the volume on the stereo on high), I had something to eat, and got caught up on my Thursday night programming (which I taped because I was too busy doing all this other stuff). By 11:30 pm I went to sleep again. =P

Don Pasquale
It was another evening at the opera tonight with Irma. (So much for going to the gym). We went to the Jubilee and saw Don Pasquale, a western (but sung in Italian?) about an old, wealthy man who marries his doctor's sister, but in the end it is Don Pasquale who is scammed by his new wife Norina (aka Dr. Malatesta's sister, aka "Sofronia"), Dr. Malatesta, and his nephew, Ernesto. It was a 2 hour and 40 minute comedy, which I didn't really get into until Act III. I just couldn't keep my eyes open during the first two acts. Not because it was boring, but more because of sleep deprivation. Besides the fact that I was kind of dozing off during the first two acts, it was still pretty good.

Highlights:

• "super-titles"
  
• snow angels
  
• changing seats
  
• "where's the popcorn?"

Long Weekend
Well, so much for staying home. Again, this weekend was jam-packed with events…

Saturday
After a long day at work, I took a nap since I knew I would need my energy for the rest of the night. I woke up after 45 minutes, and got ready. Then my trek began by picking up my friend Ryan, and then Irma.

The first stop was at the Shaw Conference Center for a food and wine tasting thing. When we got there, there was a huge ass line. We probably waited for about an hour before we finally got in. Once inside, we headed straight for a food booth because we were so hungry. We went to the Buon Thai Restaurant booth and got some food. It was SO good. I was still hungry after that, so I wanted to get dessert. Ryan and I found this chocolate raspberry brownie dessert thing that was really good too. After we got our energy, it was time to hit a wine booth. But where to go? It took a while before Ryan and I found a wine booth that we wanted to try out, but Irma didn't seem to have any problems. ;-) I noticed, that in no time, Irma had a glass of wine in her hand. And that glass kept getting filled throughout the evening. We made our way through the venue, sampling different wines and food. I had some ice wine, which I really enjoyed. Too bad they weren't giving full glasses of those. We also ran into Joi, Phoun, Joey, Ally, Jay, and the rest of the crew. After about an hour and a half, we decided to leave. I still had a few food/wine tickets left, so I went back to Buon Thai for more food, and back to the booth that had the ice wine. Once we got rid of our tickets, we left. I drove Ryan back home, since he had to work, and Irma and I headed back to Whyte Ave.

Highlights:

• "Bo Brady" look-alike and Mr. Six Figures
  
• "Is that her real hair?" (comment made about this lady standing in line)
  
• "You are getting sleepy…"

The next stop was the usual, for a co-worker's birthday. We sat, chit-chatted with a few people, and had a few drinks. Irma and I probably stayed for about an hour and a half, and at the time, called it a night. Only when we got in the car and I was about to drive Irma home, we decided not to call it a night. Especially since it was only 11:30 pm on a Saturday night! What's wrong with that picture?! The plan was to drive by the Druid to see if there was a line. We drove by, and sure enough there was. Plan C was to check out Ceili's, since we hadn't been there in ages. We didn't have to worry about a line up there, so we walked right in. David Gallagher (a local singer) was singing and it was good to see him again. We also noticed that most of the people at Ceili's, were at the food and wine tasting at Shaw earlier in the evening. Irma and I sat at the bar, got a drink, and next thing I know, we're being "stalked" by some out-of-towner. Great. We were getting a bit annoyed with him, so we decided to leave. On our way out, we ran into a couple other guys (Michael & Chris) and hung out with them for the rest of the evening.

Highlights:

• ran into a guy I've known since elementary, but all I could hear was "blah blah blah…"
  
• "I'm involved…"
  
• lost keys
  
• kamusta

The final stop was Overtime for last call. By this point, I had fulfilled my quota of alcohol consumption for the evening. We danced a bit with the guys and called it a night.

Highlights:

• "a block away" or "2 blocks away"
  
• squeak, squeak…
  
• new sweater

Sunday
We went to Humpty's for breakfast, and then I came home to take a nap. After a really really long nap (I'm not sure how long I was out for?), I'm up again. Because guess what, there's another "event" that Irma and I are going to tonight. I never thought I'd say this but, is this long weekend over yet?!?

Back to the Ritual

Finally, a day of rest. Whew! This past week alone has been absolute craziness. From venue to venue Irma and I went. So it was nice to have a day where we could relax and have our ritual Friday, which involves watching Sex in the City. We had some wine and some popcorn and just vegged in front of the TV. I would like to do this every Friday like Irma and I orginally planned, but for one reason or another, it hasn't been happening that way. I suppose I could make it a point to stay home (or in this case, stay at Irma's), especially since I work on Saturday mornings, but lately something always comes up. Maybe I should turn my phone off or something and make myself scarce, so I'm not tempted to go out. But then what fun would that be? =P

Re-cap of the past 3 days
I really need to get back online more often…

Monday
It was a very long day at work, with reports and payroll to do. I was planning to go to kickboxing afterward, but was too tired and couldn't find the motivation to go. Instead, a few co-workers and I had a few drinks. I went home for a little while, and then headed to the soccer center, to watch indoor soccer. I've never watched indoor soccer before, so it was cool to go. I had a couple more drinks (thus reaching my quota of 4 again =P), and went home.

Tuesday
Irma met me at work, since we planned to go out for dinner and watch a movie. Only thing was, we ended up having a couple drinks and by the time we left to go to L'Azia for dinner, we wouldn't have had time to make it to the movie. So the movie was cancelled. L'Azia was a cool restaurant, with good food and nice ambiance. (Another Café Select-ish type place?). I had the oriental mango chicken salad and it was so good!

After dinner, we went to the soccer center (on the northeast side of town), to watch a few of my co-workers play soccer (if you haven't noticed, soccer is a big thing with the people I work with). I don't remember what team they played against, but we won 5-0. Yay! It was so exciting to watch and I couldn't help but giggle at some of the fans for the opposing team when they were cheering (actually, it was just the way this one lady was cheering).

You would think that was the end of the night, but no. From the soccer center, we went to Stolli's where Joi and Phoun were having a fundraiser. Irma and I had something to drink (I was one short of my quota. Irma, on the other hand, had 6! Way to go! hehehe) and hung out for a little while, before finally calling it a night.

Wednesday
I finally made it kickboxing! I started to feel a bit of a cold coming on so I figured that sweating it out might help it from getting worse. It was a good class, and I'm glad I went. Finally, a day where I stayed home and did nothing.

jackass the movie

I took a friend of mine out tonight to see jackass the movie for his birthday. He really wanted to see the movie so I figured why not. Little did I know what I was getting into. If you're familiar with the show on MTV, then you know what you can expect to see in the movie. Yeah well, I don't get MTV, so I had no idea what to expect. I read a bit about the movie and didn't think it would be so bad. Let's just say it's totally a guy movie. You couldn't help but shake your head at some of the stunts they did. Basically, the guys in this movie get a kick out of inflicting pain on themselves. I'd rather not get into what exactly they did, but I have to say some of it was gross. Bottom line, it wasn't really my type of movie, but as long as my friend enjoyed it that's all that matters.

4
That seemed to be the magic number over the weekend…

Thursday
After handing out candy to trick-or-treaters, I watched a bit of my Thursay night programming, and then headed to work where they were having a Halloween thing. I wasn't planning on going, but when I heard that the guys were dressing up as women, I couldn't resist. And when I got there, I couldn't help but laugh. The scary part was that a couple of them actually looked good, and the really scary part was they were comfortable with what they were wearing. I didn't dress up (since I didn't have a costume in mind), so I just went to observe everyone that was there. Let's just say is was interesting. I had a couple drinks (OK, 4 to be exact) and then headed home.

Friday
I had an unproductive day at work. First of all, the video camera installer guys were back, hooking up the camera to the monitor. Everything seems to be working, but I think we're still missing 3 video cameras? All I have to say is I think these guys are dorks.

Random Thought
Do you ever notice that when guys communicate with some kind of walkie-talkie or have some kind of ear-piece thing, that they walk around thinking that they're all important? That's what one of the video camera installer guys was doing. He was pacing in the middle of my office communicating with someone at some other location or something, and just his mannerisms suggested that he felt he was one of the "top guys". Whatever. Even when you walk into a Gap, Old Navy, or any other store that uses those ear-piece things, it's like they all think they're on Mission Impossible or something doing undercover work?? But I'm digressing. Anyway…

My supervisor also returned from Australia, so I ended up informing him on what's been happening while he was away for the past month. After I got him all caught up, he started telling stories about his adventures in Australia. Then it was lunch time, so we got something to eat. After lunch, he had a meeting, and after his meeting we went to our new office to see what we had to get for the office (new desks, phone lines, etc.). That took the rest of the afternoon, and by the time we got back to the office, it was already 5:00 pm! So much for trying to get some work done. =P

I hung out at work for a while, then grabbed something to eat before heading to the hockey game with a co-worker of mine. Edmonton played Boston and the final score was 1-1. Edmonton had many chances to win the game, but didn't. Comrie should've scored a breakaway goal, but it didn't happen. The game was OK, but I expected better puck handling, more scoring, and maybe a fight. After the game, we headed back to the usual for a couple drinks (again, I had 4 drinks that evening). I headed home around midnight, since I had to work the next day.

Saturday
Irma and I went to Oktoberfest at Shaw Conference Center, where we partied with 3500 of our closest friends. =P When we got there, we got our complimentary beer mug, bought our oktoberfest hats (felt hat with feather), and headed straight for the food, since we were so hungry from waiting in line. Dinner was not bad, and then the polka band started playing. The last time I did the polka was in school for Phys. Ed., so attempting to do it again was a bit interesting. Let's just say we winged it.

Besides the polka, we did the Bird Dance, the Elephant Dance, and the Hokey Pokey. You'd think we were at a kid's party or something? It was fun nonetheless. We danced for a while, had a couple drinks, and then Dr. Hook came on. We stayed a bit longer, and then headed to the usual for last call.

Highlights:

• guy sitting next to Irma during dinner kept spilling beer on her
  
• long sleeve vs. short sleeve
  
• light blue vs. dark blue
  
• dancing drunk guy spilled most of his drink on the dance floor instead of actually drinking it
  
• "dose" in the bathroom and on the dance floor
  
• I reached my quota of 4 drinks for the evening

No "laid back" Sunday for me

As much as I wanted to stay home and have my typical relaxing-veg-in-front-of-the-tv-type Sunday (especially after the past few days), I ended up doing a bit of shopping. Irma and I went to the mall to get her frames, and I went shopping for a friend's birthday present. We also stopped by Chapters to look at dream dictionaries (I had a weird dream, which I will discuss later), and check out some travel books. We sat there for what seemed like an hour and then went home.

Weird Dream

I had the weirdest dream a while ago. Actually it was more disturbing than it was weird. It was about a prince and princess who were about to get married. A day or two before the actual wedding, the prince and princess were at the castle having tea or something. The princess was sitting on the couch next to a bear (which was the prince's pet???). Then the bear looked over at the princess, bit her head off, and spit it out. There was blood all over the place, and then I woke up. I was just horrified with my dream and I don't know why I would have a dream like that. I mean, it's not like I watched a horror movie or something. When Irma and I checked out what "bear" meant in the dream dictionary, it said something about having either (i) a threatening rival, or (ii) some misfortune is supposed to come my way. Not quite the explanation I was looking for. I think I need a vacation to clear my head...