Maggie
Now that I am a bonafide homeowner with a spacious backyard, I have indulged a long-held fantasy of getting a dog. On Wednesday I headed down to the local SPCA and found Maggie, a 1.5 year old Yellow Lab mix. She is completely adorable, affectionate, energetic, and most importantly, housetrained. Also, because she is a mix, she is smaller than a regular Lab, which suits me just fine.
The downside of all this doggie joy is that my cat, Puppy, is somewhat less than thrilled. Maggie keeps bounding over to her just for Puppy to hiss and swipe at her with her (clawless) paw. Maggie is puzzled by this and will whine a little, but doesn't give up. Puppy, on the other hand, is getting increasingly pissed off. So now Maggie has been hooked up with her own apartment in the garage over night and while I'm at work. Fortunately I live across the street from my job, so I go home and let her out for a run over lunch. I'm really hoping that these two will learn to co-exist or this could get interesting.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Friday, May 05, 2006
Happy Cinco de Mayo
A joke in honor of the day:
Two Americans are out bungee-jumping one day. The first guy says to the second. "You know, we could make a lot of money running our own bungee-jumping service in Mexico."
The second guy thinks this is a great idea, so the two pool their money and buy everything they'll need - a tower, an elastic cord, insurance, etc. They travel to Mexico and begin to set up on the square.
As they are constructing the tower, a crowd begins to assemble. Slowly, more and more people gather to watch them at work.
Eager to try out their new equipment, the first guy jumps. He bounces at the end of the cord, but when he comes back up, the second guy notices that he has a few cuts and scratches.
Unfortunately, the second guy isn't able catch him, he falls again, bounces and comes back up again. This time, he is bruised and bleeding. Again, the second guy misses him.
The first guy falls again and bounces back up. This time, he comes back pretty messed up - he's got a couple of broken bones and is almost unconscious. Luckily, the second guy finally catches him this time and says, "What happened? Was the cord too long?"
The first guy says, "No, the cord was fine, but what the heck is a 'pinata'?"
A joke in honor of the day:
Two Americans are out bungee-jumping one day. The first guy says to the second. "You know, we could make a lot of money running our own bungee-jumping service in Mexico."
The second guy thinks this is a great idea, so the two pool their money and buy everything they'll need - a tower, an elastic cord, insurance, etc. They travel to Mexico and begin to set up on the square.
As they are constructing the tower, a crowd begins to assemble. Slowly, more and more people gather to watch them at work.
Eager to try out their new equipment, the first guy jumps. He bounces at the end of the cord, but when he comes back up, the second guy notices that he has a few cuts and scratches.
Unfortunately, the second guy isn't able catch him, he falls again, bounces and comes back up again. This time, he is bruised and bleeding. Again, the second guy misses him.
The first guy falls again and bounces back up. This time, he comes back pretty messed up - he's got a couple of broken bones and is almost unconscious. Luckily, the second guy finally catches him this time and says, "What happened? Was the cord too long?"
The first guy says, "No, the cord was fine, but what the heck is a 'pinata'?"
Monday, May 01, 2006
Ugh
Although I have a tonne of work to do, I just cannot motivate myself to do anything right now. So, I've been amusing myself by looking up pointless stuff online and now am happy to pass on the pointlessness to you. I did one of those searches where you google your name + 'is'. Here are my Top 25 favourite results, in countdown order (I know, this is incredibly sad):
25. Larissa is the capital city of the central region of Greece called Thessaly
24. Larissa is the fifth of Neptune's known moons
23. Larissa is in Janet Jackson's music video
22. Larissa is a girl who keeps her chin up
21. Larissa is highly valued by her classmates because of her intelligence
20. Larissa is one very tough, smart, and eminently likeable character
19. Larissa is very much against any drug or alcohol use and encourages all her friends
18. Larissa is as eclectic as her community
17. Larissa is available by appointment only
16. Larissa is strong but damaged
15. Larissa is irregular
14. Larissa is rich and famous, but her dad has to work as a janitor
13. Larissa is a small heavily cratered world
12. Larissa is my love b**ch!
11. Larissa is the determined dictator of the Daria shrine
10. Larissa is the goddess of all things that have to do with sensation and the living flesh
9. Larissa is tireless in her ability and moves laterally extremely well
8. Larissa is yammering something incoherent as she kneels
7. Larissa is looking for a Caucasian or Hispanic man from any western country for marriage
6. Larissa is an irregularly shaped, dark object about 130 miles long by 112 miles wide
5. Larissa is an excellent brood mare and has proven to pass on her movements to her
offspring
4. Larissa is still getting used to sleeping in a room with less than ten people
3. Larissa is here to bring a piece of heaven into your home
2. Larissa is forced to run into the woods when a group of confederate marauders threaten her harm
1. Larissa is incredibly lucky she didn't turn out to be one of those special children
There it is. But before I sign off, I will leave you with the highly appropriate bonus entry:
Larissa is wasting her life.
sigh.
Although I have a tonne of work to do, I just cannot motivate myself to do anything right now. So, I've been amusing myself by looking up pointless stuff online and now am happy to pass on the pointlessness to you. I did one of those searches where you google your name + 'is'. Here are my Top 25 favourite results, in countdown order (I know, this is incredibly sad):
25. Larissa is the capital city of the central region of Greece called Thessaly
24. Larissa is the fifth of Neptune's known moons
23. Larissa is in Janet Jackson's music video
22. Larissa is a girl who keeps her chin up
21. Larissa is highly valued by her classmates because of her intelligence
20. Larissa is one very tough, smart, and eminently likeable character
19. Larissa is very much against any drug or alcohol use and encourages all her friends
18. Larissa is as eclectic as her community
17. Larissa is available by appointment only
16. Larissa is strong but damaged
15. Larissa is irregular
14. Larissa is rich and famous, but her dad has to work as a janitor
13. Larissa is a small heavily cratered world
12. Larissa is my love b**ch!
11. Larissa is the determined dictator of the Daria shrine
10. Larissa is the goddess of all things that have to do with sensation and the living flesh
9. Larissa is tireless in her ability and moves laterally extremely well
8. Larissa is yammering something incoherent as she kneels
7. Larissa is looking for a Caucasian or Hispanic man from any western country for marriage
6. Larissa is an irregularly shaped, dark object about 130 miles long by 112 miles wide
5. Larissa is an excellent brood mare and has proven to pass on her movements to her
offspring
4. Larissa is still getting used to sleeping in a room with less than ten people
3. Larissa is here to bring a piece of heaven into your home
2. Larissa is forced to run into the woods when a group of confederate marauders threaten her harm
1. Larissa is incredibly lucky she didn't turn out to be one of those special children
There it is. But before I sign off, I will leave you with the highly appropriate bonus entry:
Larissa is wasting her life.
sigh.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Blech
I'm sick, sick, sick so instead of writing something new I'm going to refer you to an earlier link that I posted awhile back that NOBODY commented on. I was very disappointed because personally I think these little videos are hilarious and I desperately want to share the joy.
Go to www.vintage21.com and hit the projector on the top left hand side. Then go to page 2 of the videos. There are 4 Jesus video links to choose from. Happy viewing!
I'm sick, sick, sick so instead of writing something new I'm going to refer you to an earlier link that I posted awhile back that NOBODY commented on. I was very disappointed because personally I think these little videos are hilarious and I desperately want to share the joy.
Go to www.vintage21.com and hit the projector on the top left hand side. Then go to page 2 of the videos. There are 4 Jesus video links to choose from. Happy viewing!
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
My Ecosystem is an Office
Although I don't work directly in a school, my office is in the same building that houses the Urban Promise School. I see my role in the school as the one who comes in and riles up all the kids during lunch or after-care, and then leaves when things start to get out of control. Yeah, you know the teachers are really loving me.
If you were to come and visit our school, you would see a large bulletin board outside the Grade 2 classroom covered with drawings. The kids are learning about ecosystems, and each one chose one to draw with a caption underneath stating "My ecosystem is _________ ". Most of the kids picked ecosystems such as a jungle, a pond, an ocean or a forest. But one little boy's drawing caught my interest. His didn't include any trees, animals or bodies of water. Instead, the drawing was of a house and some streets. There are people playing basketball on one side, and another person holding some kind of object on the other. The caption?
My ecosystem is the Hood.
How funny is that?? Only slightly troubling was the fact that the "object" one of the people was holding was a switchblade. But hey, it's got some realism to it, I suppose.
Although I don't work directly in a school, my office is in the same building that houses the Urban Promise School. I see my role in the school as the one who comes in and riles up all the kids during lunch or after-care, and then leaves when things start to get out of control. Yeah, you know the teachers are really loving me.
If you were to come and visit our school, you would see a large bulletin board outside the Grade 2 classroom covered with drawings. The kids are learning about ecosystems, and each one chose one to draw with a caption underneath stating "My ecosystem is _________ ". Most of the kids picked ecosystems such as a jungle, a pond, an ocean or a forest. But one little boy's drawing caught my interest. His didn't include any trees, animals or bodies of water. Instead, the drawing was of a house and some streets. There are people playing basketball on one side, and another person holding some kind of object on the other. The caption?
My ecosystem is the Hood.
How funny is that?? Only slightly troubling was the fact that the "object" one of the people was holding was a switchblade. But hey, it's got some realism to it, I suppose.
Monday, March 13, 2006
Giving-up-on-life pants
I have been living in sweats for the last week and a half, and I must say, it's really hard to go back to 'real' clothes after that. Everything else is just so restrictive. I had to put on a skirt yesterday for church, and was counting down the minutes till I could slip into something more comfortable.
But, lest anyone become concerned, I am not wearing the sweats as a result of any suicidal tendencies. I have started going to the gym again - at 6:30 a.m. no less! Yes, I am very proud of myself. I've also purchased one of those exercise balls, but I keep falling off. Last night I was stretching backwards over the ball and fell on my head.
I have been living in sweats for the last week and a half, and I must say, it's really hard to go back to 'real' clothes after that. Everything else is just so restrictive. I had to put on a skirt yesterday for church, and was counting down the minutes till I could slip into something more comfortable.
But, lest anyone become concerned, I am not wearing the sweats as a result of any suicidal tendencies. I have started going to the gym again - at 6:30 a.m. no less! Yes, I am very proud of myself. I've also purchased one of those exercise balls, but I keep falling off. Last night I was stretching backwards over the ball and fell on my head.
Thursday, March 09, 2006
The Mennonite work ethic.... down the toilet
For generations, Mennonites have had a reputation of being a hard-working people. When our forefathers were forced to flee Western Europe and into the steppes of the Ukraine because of religious persecution, they became prosperous despite the difficult farming conditions. Many years later, as World War II was raging, Mennonites again had to flee their homes. Some of them, like my father's family, ended up in Paraguay before eventually coming to Canada. Being a farming people now having to survive in the jungle, they faced many challenges. But again, they were able to adapt and they prospered.
But, take a Menno off the farm and plant him in the suburbs and you get.... Rob. Rob, 17 years old and about to graduate from high school, is my much younger brother whom I love dearly and who cracks me up on a regular basis. (fyi: a few posts ago I posted an audio file without explanation - this is Rob and his friend Tim doing their original rap about the Amish entitled "Mechanical Horses". I'm told they're working on a new song which involves a banjo and a whistle... can't wait.) The following is a phone conversation I had with Rob recently:
Rob: I finish school on May 8 cause all my classes are AP.
Me: I guess you can get a jump start on your summer job then and make some extra money before you start university.
R: Yeah, I gueeeeesss... but I don't want to work more than 2 days in a row.
Me: (momentarily speechless) What?!? 2 days?
R: I worked 3 days in a row before and I was tired at the end of it. Maybe I can work for 2 days, then get a day off, and then one more day and then a day off again.
Me: What are you going to do when you have to work 5 days in a row??
R: (indignantly) Well, I won't be working in a grocery store then, will I?
I honestly couldn't do anything but laugh. My great-grandparents are probably spinning in their graves.
In some ways my brother reminds me of Napolean Dynamite, although better looking. It's all in the voice. Rob is entering university in the fall and will be majoring in physics (the kid is a flippin' genius, for real). When I asked him what he would do with a physics degree he said (and this is my favourite thing ever) "I dunno....probably work for NASA or something." I love this guy!!
For generations, Mennonites have had a reputation of being a hard-working people. When our forefathers were forced to flee Western Europe and into the steppes of the Ukraine because of religious persecution, they became prosperous despite the difficult farming conditions. Many years later, as World War II was raging, Mennonites again had to flee their homes. Some of them, like my father's family, ended up in Paraguay before eventually coming to Canada. Being a farming people now having to survive in the jungle, they faced many challenges. But again, they were able to adapt and they prospered.
But, take a Menno off the farm and plant him in the suburbs and you get.... Rob. Rob, 17 years old and about to graduate from high school, is my much younger brother whom I love dearly and who cracks me up on a regular basis. (fyi: a few posts ago I posted an audio file without explanation - this is Rob and his friend Tim doing their original rap about the Amish entitled "Mechanical Horses". I'm told they're working on a new song which involves a banjo and a whistle... can't wait.) The following is a phone conversation I had with Rob recently:
Rob: I finish school on May 8 cause all my classes are AP.
Me: I guess you can get a jump start on your summer job then and make some extra money before you start university.
R: Yeah, I gueeeeesss... but I don't want to work more than 2 days in a row.
Me: (momentarily speechless) What?!? 2 days?
R: I worked 3 days in a row before and I was tired at the end of it. Maybe I can work for 2 days, then get a day off, and then one more day and then a day off again.
Me: What are you going to do when you have to work 5 days in a row??
R: (indignantly) Well, I won't be working in a grocery store then, will I?
I honestly couldn't do anything but laugh. My great-grandparents are probably spinning in their graves.
In some ways my brother reminds me of Napolean Dynamite, although better looking. It's all in the voice. Rob is entering university in the fall and will be majoring in physics (the kid is a flippin' genius, for real). When I asked him what he would do with a physics degree he said (and this is my favourite thing ever) "I dunno....probably work for NASA or something." I love this guy!!
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
That sucker didn't even realize I kept his coin
Despite my best intentions, I couldn't think of anything of interest to write about, but since I promised I post (and Joyce is holding me accountable) I have to throw something out there.
So, in that vein, I give you my current favourite link. Check out these 4 short Jesus video clips; they are too hilarious.
To get to the videos, click on the video projector icon at the top left. Then click on 'Videos', then go to page 2. From there you can view each of the four clips.
Enjoy!
Despite my best intentions, I couldn't think of anything of interest to write about, but since I promised I post (and Joyce is holding me accountable) I have to throw something out there.
So, in that vein, I give you my current favourite link. Check out these 4 short Jesus video clips; they are too hilarious.
To get to the videos, click on the video projector icon at the top left. Then click on 'Videos', then go to page 2. From there you can view each of the four clips.
Enjoy!
Monday, March 06, 2006
Shout out to my girl Joyce
This isn't the aforementioned fabulous post that I've promised; I just wanted to holla at my girl J and say that I have posted at my other blog (things that freak me out) as you requested. Joyce, I was going to write a thing or two about your snoring, but I think that's best kept between us.
This isn't the aforementioned fabulous post that I've promised; I just wanted to holla at my girl J and say that I have posted at my other blog (things that freak me out) as you requested. Joyce, I was going to write a thing or two about your snoring, but I think that's best kept between us.
Thursday, January 05, 2006
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