Saturday, July 19, 2003
So what have I been up to...
I just can't seem to find the time to sit in front of the computer and blog anymore. I'm starting to think that maybe I am too busy. Swimming, biking, softball, etc. and of course I have to incorporate my social life. *sigh* Oh well, since last week, I've been swimming and I think I'm progressing quite well. Now if I could just get completely comfortable in the water, I'll be laughing (I still kinda "panic" when the water is above my head). Other than that, the past week has been OK.
Taste of Edmonton
I went to Taste of Edmonton last night with Irma, Irene, Sue, and Larry. Everytime I go to something like this, I like to have a "game plan" as to what I'm going to eat. So I printed out the menu at work, so that by the time I got to Churchill Square, I wouldn't have to walk around. But Sue and I ended up walking around anyway, since she's never been there before. We met up with the others and it was off to sample some food. First, I tried this seafood skewer, but I didn't like too much. Then I had this chocolate fondue fruit kebab, followed by strawberries in Grand Marnier with whip cream, and finally some deep fried ice cream. OK, so 3 out of 4 were desserts, but they were really good.
Need a drink
After we had all that food, we needed some beverages to water it down. So Irma, Irene, Sue and I went to Ceili's and had a few bevvies.
I finally went home a little after 1:30 am since I had to work the next morning. It was a fun night though.
Vamos à Mexico!
The trip that Irma and I have been talking/researching/planning about is finally going to happen! Yay! We went to the travel agent's this afternoon and put our deposit for the trip. So, if anyone would like to come (Bern, Gary, Bev, Leah), let me know and I'll give you the details.
I just can't seem to find the time to sit in front of the computer and blog anymore. I'm starting to think that maybe I am too busy. Swimming, biking, softball, etc. and of course I have to incorporate my social life. *sigh* Oh well, since last week, I've been swimming and I think I'm progressing quite well. Now if I could just get completely comfortable in the water, I'll be laughing (I still kinda "panic" when the water is above my head). Other than that, the past week has been OK.
Taste of Edmonton
I went to Taste of Edmonton last night with Irma, Irene, Sue, and Larry. Everytime I go to something like this, I like to have a "game plan" as to what I'm going to eat. So I printed out the menu at work, so that by the time I got to Churchill Square, I wouldn't have to walk around. But Sue and I ended up walking around anyway, since she's never been there before. We met up with the others and it was off to sample some food. First, I tried this seafood skewer, but I didn't like too much. Then I had this chocolate fondue fruit kebab, followed by strawberries in Grand Marnier with whip cream, and finally some deep fried ice cream. OK, so 3 out of 4 were desserts, but they were really good.
- Highlights:
- inner voice vs. outer voice (in Irma's case, the inner voice seems to take over the outer one)
- inner hearing vs. outer hearing
- Irma vs. Larry - no holds barred
Need a drink
After we had all that food, we needed some beverages to water it down. So Irma, Irene, Sue and I went to Ceili's and had a few bevvies.
- Highlights:
- Loser 1 aka Loser Bumblebee was there again
- Drunk Fat Bastard was passed out on the bar, and his drunk friend carried him out where he (i) lost his shoe in the process, (ii) the 2 of them sat at the entrance and then literally crawled out, and (iii) drunk friend passed out on the sidewalk, hence became known as Dead Man Outline
- "validate parking"
- 10...9...8......3...2...1... HAPPY BIRTHDAY IRENE! [*singing* It's Irene's birthday, she's 28 now...]
- "phantom" dancing (for some reason, the speaker above the dance floor wasn't working?)
- "twisting" this guy's arm to dance with us (he managed to guess our ages, names (except Irma's), and nationalities - talk about being on fire)
- performance from Delta Police Pipe Band
I finally went home a little after 1:30 am since I had to work the next morning. It was a fun night though.
Vamos à Mexico!
The trip that Irma and I have been talking/researching/planning about is finally going to happen! Yay! We went to the travel agent's this afternoon and put our deposit for the trip. So, if anyone would like to come (Bern, Gary, Bev, Leah), let me know and I'll give you the details.
Tuesday, July 15, 2003
The past weekend
Friday
I was planning to go to kickboxing, but that didn't happen. Instead, I went to the Creperie and watched Pirates of the Carribean. The movie was good, except for the part where I fell asleep. Oops. There was a scene that seemed to drag on, and coupled with the fact that I was a bit tired and couldn't understand what was going on, I dozed off. But overall, it was a good movie. Hmmm, maybe I should watch it when I'm not so tired?
After the movie, I went to a house party which was being thrown by a former co-worker. It was good to see some of my old co-workers (key word is "some"). I made my appearance, chit-chatted for a while, and went home.
Saturday
I worked for a few hours and went home to take a nap. I wanted to take advantage of the nice weather, but I was too tired from the night before. Plus I had my godson's 9th birthday to attend to in the evening. Can you believe it?! He's NINE! You know you're getting old when...
Sunday
We probably had the best softball game thus far on Sunday. In the first game, I played third base. I usually play rover or back-catcher, but this time I played third base, which wasn't too bad. I made this awesome catch when the guy up at bat popped the ball up in the air, and I hussled to the ball before it was called foul. Kinda hard to explain, but you had to be there. We won 15-2.
In the second game, I played third base again. I got a couple RBI's and even managed to score a point (I usually don't make it to first base because they usually tag me out). I did a lot of running in this game. Unfortunately, we lost 9-25. Yeah, we got killed. But we had fun anyway. The best thing about it was, even though they were a serious team, they weren't yappy and whiny like the other teams we played. They had just as much fun as we did.
Useless info of the day
What happens every 2 seconds around the world? A can of SPAM® is opened. That's a lot of SPAM®...
Friday
I was planning to go to kickboxing, but that didn't happen. Instead, I went to the Creperie and watched Pirates of the Carribean. The movie was good, except for the part where I fell asleep. Oops. There was a scene that seemed to drag on, and coupled with the fact that I was a bit tired and couldn't understand what was going on, I dozed off. But overall, it was a good movie. Hmmm, maybe I should watch it when I'm not so tired?
After the movie, I went to a house party which was being thrown by a former co-worker. It was good to see some of my old co-workers (key word is "some"). I made my appearance, chit-chatted for a while, and went home.
Saturday
I worked for a few hours and went home to take a nap. I wanted to take advantage of the nice weather, but I was too tired from the night before. Plus I had my godson's 9th birthday to attend to in the evening. Can you believe it?! He's NINE! You know you're getting old when...
Sunday
We probably had the best softball game thus far on Sunday. In the first game, I played third base. I usually play rover or back-catcher, but this time I played third base, which wasn't too bad. I made this awesome catch when the guy up at bat popped the ball up in the air, and I hussled to the ball before it was called foul. Kinda hard to explain, but you had to be there. We won 15-2.
In the second game, I played third base again. I got a couple RBI's and even managed to score a point (I usually don't make it to first base because they usually tag me out). I did a lot of running in this game. Unfortunately, we lost 9-25. Yeah, we got killed. But we had fun anyway. The best thing about it was, even though they were a serious team, they weren't yappy and whiny like the other teams we played. They had just as much fun as we did.
Useless info of the day
What happens every 2 seconds around the world? A can of SPAM® is opened. That's a lot of SPAM®...
Tuesday, July 08, 2003
A year and a half later...
... and I finally get a call from PriceWaterhouse regarding my trip to Hawaii which didn't happen. Apparently, I'm supposed to get credit for the amount that I paid for the trip. After waiting a year, I didn't think I would ever see anything. But I guess with patience comes rewards. Woo hoo!
... and I finally get a call from PriceWaterhouse regarding my trip to Hawaii which didn't happen. Apparently, I'm supposed to get credit for the amount that I paid for the trip. After waiting a year, I didn't think I would ever see anything. But I guess with patience comes rewards. Woo hoo!
Wednesday, July 02, 2003
Happy Canada Day!
OK, so I'm a day late. But that's because I was out last night and was too tired to blog. The morning ended up to be unproductive. The plan was to drop off some film I needed to develop; stop by my office to pick something up and drop it off at another location; pick up the pictures I dropped off earlier; then meet Irma at the Riverboat landing to watch my co-worker practice paddling (he's part of this dragon boat racing team), and to inquire about being a drummer. Well, my morning didn't quite work out the way I wanted it to. Part of it was because I was on the computer, and I knew I shouldn't have checked my email, etc. But NO, I had to log on. Ugh. Then, to really make my day, my dad told me I had a crack in my radiator which is why my car would overheat. Thank goodness it didn't overheat to the point that it broke down. So now I have to get that fixed. OK, enough's enough. I need a new car.
Anyway, by the time I finally left the house, it was 11:30. So I drove to work, and I was getting closer to the area, I realized the parade was about to start. Great. And of course, the street to my office was blocked off and there was no other way to get there. Well, so much for that idea. So I basically drove all the way to work (almost), just to turn around and drive all the way back to my house. I dropped of my film, had a quick bite to eat, and then headed back to the south side to meet Irma at the Riverboat landing.
When I got there, I had a bit of a "lost" moment. I couldn't remember how to get to the landing through the trails, so I called Irma and she pointed me in the right direction. About 5 or 10 minutes later, she was right behind me. We walked for probably another 15 minuted and then decided to walk back to her car and drive to the landing, since it would be a long walk. Talk about a back-and-forth type of day. When we got to the landing, my co-worker was just getting onto the boat. Irma and I watched, while they had mock races. After they were done, Irma and I went home to change and get ready for dinner.
Official Canadian Dinner
As part of Irma's Canadian Citizenship celebration, I thought it would be fitting to take her out to dinner on Canada Day. We met at the Creperie and the food was so good. Irma hadn't been there before, so it was good that she was able to try something new.
After dinner, we planned on going for a walk, but it suddenly became cloudy outside and started to rain. Plan B: head to Irma's place to wait for the rain to stop. To kill some time, Irma put some stuff away, I took an inventory of her shoes (which by the way she has 33 - yup, you're catching up), and we picked up hair off her floor. When the rain finally stopped, we picked up her sister and brother-in-law at the movie theater, and then drove them home so we could get Irene. Then it was off to Whyte. We made a pitstop, then walked to Saskatchewan Drive to watch the fireworks. We ran into Jo Anne and Christine, and waited about half an hour for the fireworks to start. Half an hour we waited, and the fireworks were only on for 5 minutes. Hmmm, that's nice. Once they were over, people either headed to Whyte Ave., or went home. We opted to go home, since we had to work the next morning.
OK, so I'm a day late. But that's because I was out last night and was too tired to blog. The morning ended up to be unproductive. The plan was to drop off some film I needed to develop; stop by my office to pick something up and drop it off at another location; pick up the pictures I dropped off earlier; then meet Irma at the Riverboat landing to watch my co-worker practice paddling (he's part of this dragon boat racing team), and to inquire about being a drummer. Well, my morning didn't quite work out the way I wanted it to. Part of it was because I was on the computer, and I knew I shouldn't have checked my email, etc. But NO, I had to log on. Ugh. Then, to really make my day, my dad told me I had a crack in my radiator which is why my car would overheat. Thank goodness it didn't overheat to the point that it broke down. So now I have to get that fixed. OK, enough's enough. I need a new car.
Anyway, by the time I finally left the house, it was 11:30. So I drove to work, and I was getting closer to the area, I realized the parade was about to start. Great. And of course, the street to my office was blocked off and there was no other way to get there. Well, so much for that idea. So I basically drove all the way to work (almost), just to turn around and drive all the way back to my house. I dropped of my film, had a quick bite to eat, and then headed back to the south side to meet Irma at the Riverboat landing.
When I got there, I had a bit of a "lost" moment. I couldn't remember how to get to the landing through the trails, so I called Irma and she pointed me in the right direction. About 5 or 10 minutes later, she was right behind me. We walked for probably another 15 minuted and then decided to walk back to her car and drive to the landing, since it would be a long walk. Talk about a back-and-forth type of day. When we got to the landing, my co-worker was just getting onto the boat. Irma and I watched, while they had mock races. After they were done, Irma and I went home to change and get ready for dinner.
Official Canadian Dinner
As part of Irma's Canadian Citizenship celebration, I thought it would be fitting to take her out to dinner on Canada Day. We met at the Creperie and the food was so good. Irma hadn't been there before, so it was good that she was able to try something new.
- "agressive" server
- "Do you want a mint?"
- "Do you want a toothpick?"
- "Do you want a rose?"
- "Do you want a toothpick?"
After dinner, we planned on going for a walk, but it suddenly became cloudy outside and started to rain. Plan B: head to Irma's place to wait for the rain to stop. To kill some time, Irma put some stuff away, I took an inventory of her shoes (which by the way she has 33 - yup, you're catching up), and we picked up hair off her floor. When the rain finally stopped, we picked up her sister and brother-in-law at the movie theater, and then drove them home so we could get Irene. Then it was off to Whyte. We made a pitstop, then walked to Saskatchewan Drive to watch the fireworks. We ran into Jo Anne and Christine, and waited about half an hour for the fireworks to start. Half an hour we waited, and the fireworks were only on for 5 minutes. Hmmm, that's nice. Once they were over, people either headed to Whyte Ave., or went home. We opted to go home, since we had to work the next morning.
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