Dear neighbour,
Maybe your deaf, maybe you've become immune to the sound, maybe your bloated carcass is lying dead in your apartment right now...but for the love of god would you SHUT YOUR BABY UP!!!
He has been crying those ear blistering screeches for attention for the past half hour now, and I can't stand it anymore. Would you please pick the goddamn kid up or something. I don't care if you're taking the crap of your life, it's 10 o'clock at night (though I don't care what time it is), and no one wants to hear him!
Sincerely,
Your neighbor with a headache.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Coupons!! And why I love them...
I love coupons, but what is even better than a coupon is a coupon AND a sale!! It’s all about the optimal savings! Yesterday I stopped at Shoppers Drug Mart and shaving cream was on sale for $1.99, and I just happened to have a coupon for $2.00 off. So I actually made a penny on the deal!!!
Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better I stopped at the grocery store on the way home from work and they had electric toothbrushes on sale for $18.99 (the regular price is $24.99), and I had a $5 off coupon so I actually saved $11!! (toothbrush was for my roommate, but since I found the sale and picked it up for her I’m claiming!!)
Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better I stopped at the grocery store on the way home from work and they had electric toothbrushes on sale for $18.99 (the regular price is $24.99), and I had a $5 off coupon so I actually saved $11!! (toothbrush was for my roommate, but since I found the sale and picked it up for her I’m claiming!!)
Monday, March 30, 2009
A Charmingly Scary Good Time
When this show first came out I thought it sounded really stupid, and although I never really cared much for Jennifer Love Hewitt, I couldn't believe she would stoop so low as to be in this show.
This show is in its fourth season, and somewhere between the third and fourth season I caught a couple of episodes and realized that it was more than meets the eye. So when my mom bought Season 1 of Ghost Whisperer, I was curious enough to borrow it.
This show has easily fallen into the category of one of my favourite shows. This may sound weird, but I really liked the feel of the show. It was eerie, charming and nostalgic all at the same time. I enjoyed the way that people in the show seem normal, especially the relationship between Melinda (Jennifer Love Hewitt's character) and her husband, Jim. You really end up rooting for them. As for the ghosts, I love the parts when they realize that Melinda can see them, the shock and hope on their face is priceless.
I also have to comment on the wardrobe, because at first my friend and I were like, "What the hell is she wearing", but by the end I decided I really like her crazy old fashioned sometimes inappropriately dressed for the occasion outfits. It was part of her charm. It may seem weird to say, but it really adds something to the charm of the show.
I grew up watching any kind of supernatural show on TV, and I really think this show is up there with some of the great ones. I highly recommend it to someone looking for a little scare and a little light in their life.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Beautiful Day
It was a beautiful day today. A real spring day, and I was lucky enough to have the chance to really enjoy it.
My roommate and I went to pick up some donation tins scattered around the city. It ended up being more of an adventure and a chance to take in parts of the city we have either barely passed without noticed, or never seen before. The weather made it even better. It was such a nice day, I hadn't really thought to expect anything from it, and ended up having a fantastic day. I love going for walks but have trouble walking without a purpose. In a way it was almost like a little scavenger hunt.
My roommate and I went to pick up some donation tins scattered around the city. It ended up being more of an adventure and a chance to take in parts of the city we have either barely passed without noticed, or never seen before. The weather made it even better. It was such a nice day, I hadn't really thought to expect anything from it, and ended up having a fantastic day. I love going for walks but have trouble walking without a purpose. In a way it was almost like a little scavenger hunt.
Friday, March 27, 2009
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Today we had to have diversity training at work. I don’t really know why because the stuff they covered wasn’t even really relevant to the issues we are having at work. The problem at work is that people make inappropriate comments, but not your typical inappropriate comments. I have been told that if I lost some wait the boys would like me more. Another comment I hate hearing, is technically a compliment but it really bothers me. One woman who worked there would always ask me if I was exercising or on a diet because I’d lost some weight. I know I put on some pounds, and it makes me very very uncomfortable when people talk about it. I’m not even the only one who has had people comment on their weight, and they didn’t appreciate it either. Someone also said to me once, “Oh, you’re wearing makeup today!”...um yeah I wear makeup everyday thanks.
The things that they did talk about at this seminar were the basics; there was a lot of talk about respecting other people and their right to have choices. Most we talked about women’s rights and religious rights. Maybe I don’t know about it, but I have never heard about an issue with this kind of stuff in my office, most of it is personal questions that you really should be asking a co-worker. The kind of stuff that makes people uncomfortable. Actually I was asked once about religion and I didn’t really answer and the other person went on a tirade about how he couldn’t understand how people could live without Jesus in their lives and such. Same guy asked another co-worker if he had ever had sex too, but unfortunately he wasn’t even at this seminar.
I think rather than having a seminar on how to treat each other we need to have a big hash out where everyone just lays all their issues on the table. I think if we all just communicated more and were more honest with each other we wouldn’t have the tension we have right now.
The things that they did talk about at this seminar were the basics; there was a lot of talk about respecting other people and their right to have choices. Most we talked about women’s rights and religious rights. Maybe I don’t know about it, but I have never heard about an issue with this kind of stuff in my office, most of it is personal questions that you really should be asking a co-worker. The kind of stuff that makes people uncomfortable. Actually I was asked once about religion and I didn’t really answer and the other person went on a tirade about how he couldn’t understand how people could live without Jesus in their lives and such. Same guy asked another co-worker if he had ever had sex too, but unfortunately he wasn’t even at this seminar.
I think rather than having a seminar on how to treat each other we need to have a big hash out where everyone just lays all their issues on the table. I think if we all just communicated more and were more honest with each other we wouldn’t have the tension we have right now.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Ten!!! Count 'Em, TEN!!!
This may be my best freebie to date. The other day I received a pink envelop in the mail. Contents? TEN coupons for FREE Herbal Essences shampoo. They have a new shampoo coming out so I get to try it. I'll be giving some of the coupons away, I don't want to be greedy!
Bodywash move over and make room for some shampoo!!!
Bodywash move over and make room for some shampoo!!!
A dog in the stroller
The other night at 12:30am my fire alarm went off. It’s gone off about 5 times or so since I moved in and since we’ve never seen even a hint of a fire I’m never too concerned. This time before I even hit my bedroom door I could smell the smoke.
I quickly yelled to my roommate that there was smoke and then threw on a pair of jeans and a sweater. When we got into the hall we could see smoke, not a lot, but it was still there. The girl in the apartment across the hall from us came out her door, and told us it was ok it was just in her apartment. I knew before she even said it because of all the smoke that came out when she opened the door. My first thought was of her baby, obviously still inside. She was clearly flustered so I asked her if she needed help and followed her into the apartment when she accepted.
Right in the doorway was the baby’s stroller. Now I don’t have any kids and I have zero interest in children, but I do have enough sense to know that smoke is really bad for them, and if I did by some horrible coincidence have one, I would get them out of a smoky apartment right away. So it was hard for me to understand what her thinking was when I went into the apartment, saw the stroller in the doorway, and saw...the dog in the stroller and not the baby. Let’s start with the fact that if there is that much smoke, and a fire alarm going off, you grab the baby not the stroller. And if you do grab the stroller you put the baby in it and then go for the dog, not the other way around. I had to tell her to get the baby.
So she grabs the baby, and then what does she do? She hands the baby to my roommate, in other words a stranger, not to mention the fact that this is the second baby my roommate has ever held in her life. By this time our landlady came around and went in with the girl to make sure the fire was out. I took the baby from my friend and took him to the stairwell to stand by the window. I didn’t think he should stay inside because of the smoke and the fire alarm, but I thought going outside with this girl’s baby might worry her. I shouldn’t have worried about that because she clearly wasn’t worried, over the course of the next hour she checked to see where her baby was once and very briefly cooed at him. Meanwhile she had a constant watch on her dog, and when he ran away once, she was after him in a flash. Can you say unwanted baby?
I quickly yelled to my roommate that there was smoke and then threw on a pair of jeans and a sweater. When we got into the hall we could see smoke, not a lot, but it was still there. The girl in the apartment across the hall from us came out her door, and told us it was ok it was just in her apartment. I knew before she even said it because of all the smoke that came out when she opened the door. My first thought was of her baby, obviously still inside. She was clearly flustered so I asked her if she needed help and followed her into the apartment when she accepted.
Right in the doorway was the baby’s stroller. Now I don’t have any kids and I have zero interest in children, but I do have enough sense to know that smoke is really bad for them, and if I did by some horrible coincidence have one, I would get them out of a smoky apartment right away. So it was hard for me to understand what her thinking was when I went into the apartment, saw the stroller in the doorway, and saw...the dog in the stroller and not the baby. Let’s start with the fact that if there is that much smoke, and a fire alarm going off, you grab the baby not the stroller. And if you do grab the stroller you put the baby in it and then go for the dog, not the other way around. I had to tell her to get the baby.
So she grabs the baby, and then what does she do? She hands the baby to my roommate, in other words a stranger, not to mention the fact that this is the second baby my roommate has ever held in her life. By this time our landlady came around and went in with the girl to make sure the fire was out. I took the baby from my friend and took him to the stairwell to stand by the window. I didn’t think he should stay inside because of the smoke and the fire alarm, but I thought going outside with this girl’s baby might worry her. I shouldn’t have worried about that because she clearly wasn’t worried, over the course of the next hour she checked to see where her baby was once and very briefly cooed at him. Meanwhile she had a constant watch on her dog, and when he ran away once, she was after him in a flash. Can you say unwanted baby?
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