anon_woman

02:38 pm: Christmas Miracles
Have you ever experienced a Christmas miracle or even a special Christmas surprise?

12:04 pm: FA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA!
Okay so last night I went a little Christmas crazy. I decorated my house... to the extreme!

I decided that this year we wouldn't get a Christmas tree for two good reasons: 1) Andrew would eat it 2) Where the hell would I put it?

So I hung my many balls from the ceiling in our living room. I also mixed in Steve's childhood ornaments with mine among my many, many BALLS! HAHA! Balls.

I was disappointed that I couldn't find any blue balls this year, but I found some green balls that help add a nice sense of colour to my red balls, my silver balls, and golden balls. HEHE! Balls! Geez how many times do you think I can say balls in this post?

Anywho it took at least 3 hours to hang my balls thank goodness Ian was there to help me, he's quite good at hanging balls. The process to hang the balls was kind of annoying first we had to cut some fishing line, attach it to the balls, then when had to tie it around the thumb tact and press it in to the ceiling. I know it sounds simple but I have like 80 balls on my ceiling plus the ornaments which brings me to over 100 things on my ceiling.

Here are some pictures of my balls! (and other décor)

11:56 am: stupid TV
So I saw a commercial the other day that pissed me off and here’s why:

Open on some street kid alone looking rather hooligan-ish. Cue dramatic music… suddenly a basketball flies over a tall concrete fence to him. He looks a little cheesed until all these boys and girls run up to him and include him as their new friend. Flash the Scouts Canada logo.

Okay so my problem with this commercial is first off it has nothing to do with Scouting. I was in scouting from age 9-17 so it’s not like I’m speaking of things I do not know. Some flaws with the commercial are as followed.

1. Scouts never play basketball ( most groups don’t have enough money to afford sporting equipment in the first place, also meetings are only like an hour and a half so recreation time is keep to a minimum.)

2. If one of the leaders saw their children trying to include a hooligan-ish street punk in their game they probably freak out. (Most Scout leaders are inexperienced mothers whose only motivation for becoming leaders was because no one else wanted to.) Just picture it “Timmy stay away from that boy he’s bad and you don’t know what drugs he’s on!”
3. Okay, okay… say this street punk wants to join… we can assume he has no money which means he wouldn’t be welcome unless he went through a zillion channel through the Scouting organization to get free membership or if someone sponsored him. But on top of the ever increasing annual fee of $125(or more they actually do keep raising it... it was like $70 when I joined) he’d have to pay for his uniform, both a formal and casual uniform, dues to be taken at every meeting, camping supplies… which will run you a lot if it’s your first time, and money for camps, every other dollar you have will be taken via fundraising.

So those are my top three reasons aside from the obvious cliché that it centered around. I just wish that the money for advertising would be spent well. Oh well, Scouting has seriously lost it’s edge since the old days… it just use to be a very middle class thing to do, and poorer people could have been funded easily. Now it’s nothing but corruption at the top of the supposed “non-profit” chain. Also it doesn’t help that tons of problem children and special needs kid are being dropped in the program under the guise of “it’ll do them good”. The problem is not that we're including these children it’s the fact that a lot of groups are completely made up of these kids… they have no good behaviour to model after. All the upstanding, do-gooders have gone to cadets.

I have so much more ranting about Scouts believe me, but I should keep it short.

02:28 am: Just Bitching...
I can't sleep, my back hurts... and it has hurt for.. the last... four years or so. First it was aggravated by an overloaded school bag. I don't know why I overloaded my school bag I never did my homework in highschool. Then my job added its own unique touch screwing with my right shoulder blade from repetitive motions I would make with my right arm. Then my stupid cheap bed kept breaking causing me to have lower back pain mainly on my right side. And now I have back pain from picking up twenty solid pounds of baby everyday. I should probably look up a Chiropractor before I go back to work. Everytime I move my back it pops and snaps like a freak'n bowl of Rice Krispies.

There I complained.

PS It may help if I had a boyfriend who liked to give massages.

01:30 am: As Cold as My HEART!
Good God I feel like a jerk. I just gave Ian Frostbite.

Here's what happened:
Ian was playing with our canned air (you know, the stuff that blows dust out of electronics) and he decided to spray Andrew. If you've used this stuff you know it gets cold fast, and if it makes contact with the skin it may burn you. Well Ian sprayed Andrew's leg and a wee bit of the stuff came out and caused his leg to go briefly numb and him to fuss a bit. I then wanted to show Ian that the product he sprayed at my baby made skin go numb. So I sprayed him.. but a lot came out. Basically I gave him instant frostbite. So naturally I tried to diffuse the situation by being an idiot. You know smiling like an idiot, making stupid comments, and yet trying to insert useful advice that may be interpreted as insincere. Later on when I get over myself I usually portray the right response to the situation but sometimes it's too late to react properly.

I apologized to Ian...he seems okay with it, but again I feel like a big jerk. It was hardly an eye for an eye.

This type of reaction I displayed always happens like for example; when someone dies I usually make an ass out of myself when I either A)Hear the tragic news or B)When I pass on the information on to someone else. I come off as not caring or stating it to matter of factly. (does that make sense?)Sometimes I even smile when I speak of it... not because I'm a jerk but when I get nervous or put on the spot that's what I do.

Another example; when someone gets hurt.. I generally laugh first. Sometimes so much it inhibits me from helping even if I really want to. The person could be crying and I'd still be holding back giggles.

Another example is when I cause an injury to someone I guess it's my way of passing the blame off to.. I don't know... the coat-check so I can forget about it and pick it up on my way out.

Anyway..I think Ian's okay.. if not I'll construct him a bionic arm... out of drinking straws and elastic bands.

Good night all, I hope to be a better person in the morning.

01:00 am: Our newest family member
We named our rat.. I ignored all of your suggestions and named her Alley (as in an alley/ alley rat). So has it been written so shall it be decreed among the peoples of thy land.. or livejournal, whatever, I'm tired... and few of you wished me a happy birthday. Wankers.

01:16 am: a random thought-ish thing
So... if a Royal were to marry a celebrity would it be referred to as marrying a commoner?

09:27 pm: What's in a name
We've had our new rat for a few days now, and she still lacks a name. She's white-ish so I'd like to avoid the sterotypical names like snowball and whitey or crap like that. Any good suggestions? Our other rat's name is Moxie, if that helps you choose.

01:47 am: I guess I act older than I be!

You Are 32 Years Old

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

01:06 pm: Jump on to the band wagon
Stolen from several people...

1. YOUR SPY NAME: (middle name and current street name)
Lynn Carrigan

2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME: (grandfather/grandmother on your dad's side, your favorite candy)
Merna Gelato

3. YOUR RAP NAME (first initial of first name, first three or four letters of your last name)
J Prim

4. YOUR GAMER TAG: (a favorite color, a favorite animal)
Blue Tiger

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Lynn Kimberley

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (first 3 letters of your last name, last 3 letters of mother's maiden name, first 3 letters of your pet's name)
Pri Thu Mox

7. JEDI NAME: (middle name spelled backwards, your mom's maiden name spelled backwards)
nnyl notsruht

8. PORN STAR NAME: (first pet's name, the street you grew up on)
Moxie Moray

9. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The", your favorite color, the automobile your dad/mom drives)
The Blue Camry

10. YOUR ACTION HERO NAME: (first name of the main character in the last film you watched, last food you ate)
Bucky "Mini" Wheats