Today is the first day I've used the oven in my new apartment. It's off by 50*!! YIKES!Thank goodness for my stand alone oven thermometer.
July 31, 2006
today...
Today is the first day I've used the oven in my new apartment. It's off by 50*!! YIKES!Thank goodness for my stand alone oven thermometer.
July 30, 2006
July 28, 2006
Dispatches From Hell
Got a book in the mail from Tofu Hound Press called Dispatches From Hell: A Beginner’s Guide to Vegan Love, Sex, Relationships, and Other Suicidal Tendencies by Daniel Peyser.I haven't had a chance to read the book cover to cover yet but I have poked around and from what I've read so far it's a f-n funny read.
Check it out.
July 27, 2006
Ikea mirror
Anyone want a Ikea mirror? I accidently purchased the wrong one... all that damn flat-packing looks the same. I bought it for $14.99. You can have it for $10.Just come down to Tattoo Zoo (1215 Wharf Street) and pick it up.
TONIGHT
Tonight's episode of The Jane Show features SCOTT THOMPSON (Kids In The Hall, The LarrySanders Show) as Dr. Tyler Milgram, a motivational speaker and
hypnotherapist. During an improv exercise Jane unintentionally agrees to go on a date with Walton.
Check it out!!
NOTE: The Jane Show will also be repeating episodes starting Monday July 31st at 10:30pm. So if you miss it tonight you can catch the same episode Monday at 10:30pm.
July 25, 2006
July 24, 2006
Wowzers...
Holy cow!
Won't need to do cardio today. I had a little nap this afternoon (it's so hot today I feel sick) and I was woken up by the fire alarm. YIKES!! I could feel my heart pounding through my head as we ran down the stairs with the dog. Luckily it was nothing serious and we got back inside pretty quickly. I'm still quivering a little... I never want to wake up to that noise again. Yeesh.
My niece is visiting me this week and Gerry and I gave her a digital camera for her birthday... I think she's an excellent photographer in the making.
I also think we've created a monster... I now have my own personal paparazzi following me around. *laugh*
Last night we went for a nice walk with the dog and then down to the inner harbour to take a mini-ferry boat tour. I've lived here almost 18 years and I've never done it. *laugh*
It was really cool to see downtown Victoria from a different perspective. 
Fergus had fun... and so did we. It was a really pretty ride right at sunset, a perfect thing to do after a hot muggy day.
Today we went to the wax museum. 
Wax figures freak me out on a good day... but this place has a chamber of horrors that was so scary that we were sweating and freaking out about EVERYTHING by the time we got through it.
Thank goodness Hitler is behind bars... yikes. 
What a perfect way to beat the summer heat...
Won't need to do cardio today. I had a little nap this afternoon (it's so hot today I feel sick) and I was woken up by the fire alarm. YIKES!! I could feel my heart pounding through my head as we ran down the stairs with the dog. Luckily it was nothing serious and we got back inside pretty quickly. I'm still quivering a little... I never want to wake up to that noise again. Yeesh.
My niece is visiting me this week and Gerry and I gave her a digital camera for her birthday... I think she's an excellent photographer in the making.
I also think we've created a monster... I now have my own personal paparazzi following me around. *laugh*
Last night we went for a nice walk with the dog and then down to the inner harbour to take a mini-ferry boat tour. I've lived here almost 18 years and I've never done it. *laugh*
It was really cool to see downtown Victoria from a different perspective. 
Fergus had fun... and so did we. It was a really pretty ride right at sunset, a perfect thing to do after a hot muggy day.
Today we went to the wax museum. 
Wax figures freak me out on a good day... but this place has a chamber of horrors that was so scary that we were sweating and freaking out about EVERYTHING by the time we got through it.
Thank goodness Hitler is behind bars... yikes. 
What a perfect way to beat the summer heat...
Wow
Wow
My Croc post really hit a nerve huh? *laugh*
My friend Simone sent me this ad she saw in a Dwell magazine...
July 23, 2006
Happiness is...
Closet space.
Our old apartment had one tiny closet. ONE! So that meant my clothes, my dress up clothes, Gerrys stuff and our jackets ALL had to fit in ONE closet. Ugh. It was a nightmare...
Our new wardrobe was delivered yesterday and let me tell you... I'm stoked.
This is Gerry's closet.... Is it mental of me that I like all the hangers to be one finger space apart??
Our old apartment had one tiny closet. ONE! So that meant my clothes, my dress up clothes, Gerrys stuff and our jackets ALL had to fit in ONE closet. Ugh. It was a nightmare...
Our new wardrobe was delivered yesterday and let me tell you... I'm stoked.
This is Gerry's closet.... Is it mental of me that I like all the hangers to be one finger space apart??
July 22, 2006
so...
So... damn... hot... for a town where nobody has air conditioning!
FEELS LIKE 32°C
WIND NW 22 km/h
GUSTS
RELATIVE HUMIDITY 58%
DEWPOINT 17°C
PRESSURE 101.70 kPa
VISIBILITY 48 km
CEILING unlimited
This dude...
This dude came into the tattoo shop yesterday to see if we were interested in purchasing any art.Usually these types of people are either selling something they've stolen or bad 80's tribal art that they think tattoo shops want to buy. What a thrill it was to actually have someone come in with some art that is lovely to look at. We ended up purchasing 4 of his line-drawings.
Check Stefan Thompson out.
July 20, 2006
Funniest
Funniest commercial ever...
And not just cause my Dad is the star.
Sorry for the bad quality... :)
And not just cause my Dad is the star.
Sorry for the bad quality... :)
Dear people of earth...
I've said it before but it appears I need to say it again.
DO NOT WEAR THESE SHOES IN PUBLIC.
I repeat...DO NOT WEAR THESE SHOES IN PUBLIC.
These are great shoes. Sure. Who am I to say they're not great shoes? But please only wear them when you're gardening. That means mowing the lawn, pulling weeds, planting trees etc etc.
Do NOT wear them to the supermarket.
Do NOT wear them with a dress.
Do NOT wear them out for dinner.
I don't care how comfortable they are or how you're just running out for a quick something...Just don't wear them any time... unless you are gardening.
**EDIT**
Lifeguards may also wear them... but ONLY when working.
Thank you
The Management.
DO NOT WEAR THESE SHOES IN PUBLIC.
I repeat...DO NOT WEAR THESE SHOES IN PUBLIC.These are great shoes. Sure. Who am I to say they're not great shoes? But please only wear them when you're gardening. That means mowing the lawn, pulling weeds, planting trees etc etc.
Do NOT wear them to the supermarket.
Do NOT wear them with a dress.
Do NOT wear them out for dinner.
I don't care how comfortable they are or how you're just running out for a quick something...Just don't wear them any time... unless you are gardening.
**EDIT**
Lifeguards may also wear them... but ONLY when working.
Thank you
The Management.
JANE SHOW ALERT
Don't forget to watch The Jane show tonight!!My best buddy Shoshana Sperling (of The Monkey Bunch fame) will be making a special guest appearance playing Jane's neighbour, Gloria.
Thursday 9:30pm on Global.
And then we flew home...
Woke up early.
Had breakfast.
Headed to the airport.
Checked in. Sat around waiting trying to pass the time by reading trashy magazines.
So I'm sitting in the Air Canada waiting area (Wendy is in the bathroom) and I'm reading in my trashy magazine about Sienna Miller breaking up with Jude Law to date James Franco. They are filming a movie in Toronto and apparently have become a little "close".
I look up as the flight to Toronto is boarding and one of the attendants gets on the loud speaker and says "James Franco to Gate 28. James Franco."
My wheels start turning. James Franco? Couldn't this be a coincidence? The flight is leaving for Toronto. He's filming in Toronto. James Franco??
NOTE: For those of you who don't know who James Franco is... rent the 1st and only season of Freaks and Geeks and be prepared to fall in love. He's amazing.
Wendy scurries over to me and says in a breathy whisper "Did you hear her call James Franco? Do you think it's James Franco?"
I point over to the staircase by the bathrooms and down walks this vision of a man. HOLY COW! He's shorter then you would think (they all seem to be) but he is soooo incredibly beautiful in person that my heart actually skipped a few beats.
I was going to yell "I love Freaks and Geeks!" or walk over and say hi... but he was late for his plane and was gone before I had a chance to get on my feet.
Yowza. What a way to end a trip.
But wait...
So I end up going pee-pee before our plane starts loading and I walk by those stairs James Franco walked down. I look up to see a sign that says "VIP ROOM" and it all makes sense. That's where the famous people hang out. As I'm looking up I see a woman standing on the balcony looking down at me. She's wearing a black baseball hat and sunglasses but I immediately know who she is. Why its Cybill Shepherd! I smile and wave at her and she waves back... she boards our plane and is sitting in business class. She must be filming in Vancouver.
Plane ride was easy-peasy. Home in a flash. As I walked out the elevator I see Gerry and Fergus running up the hallway to greet me... Someone got a haircut and it wasn't my husband!!
So glad to be home.
Good night James Franco.
Had breakfast.
Headed to the airport.
Checked in. Sat around waiting trying to pass the time by reading trashy magazines.
So I'm sitting in the Air Canada waiting area (Wendy is in the bathroom) and I'm reading in my trashy magazine about Sienna Miller breaking up with Jude Law to date James Franco. They are filming a movie in Toronto and apparently have become a little "close".
I look up as the flight to Toronto is boarding and one of the attendants gets on the loud speaker and says "James Franco to Gate 28. James Franco."
My wheels start turning. James Franco? Couldn't this be a coincidence? The flight is leaving for Toronto. He's filming in Toronto. James Franco??NOTE: For those of you who don't know who James Franco is... rent the 1st and only season of Freaks and Geeks and be prepared to fall in love. He's amazing.
Wendy scurries over to me and says in a breathy whisper "Did you hear her call James Franco? Do you think it's James Franco?"
I point over to the staircase by the bathrooms and down walks this vision of a man. HOLY COW! He's shorter then you would think (they all seem to be) but he is soooo incredibly beautiful in person that my heart actually skipped a few beats.
I was going to yell "I love Freaks and Geeks!" or walk over and say hi... but he was late for his plane and was gone before I had a chance to get on my feet.
Yowza. What a way to end a trip.
But wait...
So I end up going pee-pee before our plane starts loading and I walk by those stairs James Franco walked down. I look up to see a sign that says "VIP ROOM" and it all makes sense. That's where the famous people hang out. As I'm looking up I see a woman standing on the balcony looking down at me. She's wearing a black baseball hat and sunglasses but I immediately know who she is. Why its Cybill Shepherd! I smile and wave at her and she waves back... she boards our plane and is sitting in business class. She must be filming in Vancouver.
Plane ride was easy-peasy. Home in a flash. As I walked out the elevator I see Gerry and Fergus running up the hallway to greet me... Someone got a haircut and it wasn't my husband!!
So glad to be home.
Good night James Franco.
July 19, 2006
GrassRoots BBQ contest
Grassroots in Toronto now has online shopping!
They're also doing a BBQ recipe contest and guess who's the judge?? :)
For more details go to the Grassroots page or download the info HERE!
I've been blogged. :)
I've also been Podcasted. Approx 34 minutes in...
They're also doing a BBQ recipe contest and guess who's the judge?? :)
For more details go to the Grassroots page or download the info HERE!
I've been blogged. :)
I've also been Podcasted. Approx 34 minutes in...
Day three... the sleepiest day ever!
This was our day.
Woke up around 10:30 am. Had a bath. Ate breakfast. Turned on The E-Channel. Had a nap. Woke up. Got some lunch stuff (fruit, potato salad, mineral water). Watched E-Channel. Had a nap. Woke up. Got dressed again...
What a day. :)
As I was waiting for Wendy to get dressed for dinner I watched a beautiful sunset out our hotel room window.
Across the courtyard from us is a BEAUTIFUL art deco hotel called The Sunset Tower Hotel.
I'm talking to Gerry on the phone and looking out my window at this magnificant building...When I notice something. What? Is it? Is it REALLY??
A man standing naked in his hotel room showing off his penis. My word. 
We quickly got in the car and drove quickly away from The Penis and headed to The Newsroom Cafe (no website) for dinner. The Newsroom is right across from The Ivy (where the starlets like to be seen).
And also right across the street from that antique store where Lindsey (I need some sunscreen) Lohan hid when she got into her car accident a while back. 
The food was ok. A little expensive for a veggie burger that was kinda flavourless. 
But they had pretty good "chicken" wings. Not as good as Red Bamboo in NYC or Vegetarian Haven in T.O. but pretty good. Wendy had a blue cheese dip (don't judge her) and I had a faux sour cream dip.
My biggest complaint about this place is the menu. It's very veggie friendly... but not really. I wanted to order the Vegan Ribs (which came with mashed potatoes) but the mashed potatoes weren't vegan. That sort of thing... if you're going to offer a vegan dish... make the entire freakin thing vegan. Ya dig??
I was peeking at the local paper and noticed this ad that seemed very LA to me. SUMMER SPECIAL "Change your lips! Just for fun!" Yikes.
I took a photo of the patio for you ... only to realize that I accidently also took a photo of the songwriter Diane Warren eating her dinner. I don't know how I know what she looks like or how I know her name... but I guess I've seen her on tv before or something. 
Wendy and I went back to the room. Turned on the E-channel and packed for our trip home the next day.
Good night Diane Warren.
Woke up around 10:30 am. Had a bath. Ate breakfast. Turned on The E-Channel. Had a nap. Woke up. Got some lunch stuff (fruit, potato salad, mineral water). Watched E-Channel. Had a nap. Woke up. Got dressed again...
What a day. :)
As I was waiting for Wendy to get dressed for dinner I watched a beautiful sunset out our hotel room window.
Across the courtyard from us is a BEAUTIFUL art deco hotel called The Sunset Tower Hotel.
I'm talking to Gerry on the phone and looking out my window at this magnificant building...When I notice something. What? Is it? Is it REALLY??
A man standing naked in his hotel room showing off his penis. My word. 
We quickly got in the car and drove quickly away from The Penis and headed to The Newsroom Cafe (no website) for dinner. The Newsroom is right across from The Ivy (where the starlets like to be seen).
And also right across the street from that antique store where Lindsey (I need some sunscreen) Lohan hid when she got into her car accident a while back. 
The food was ok. A little expensive for a veggie burger that was kinda flavourless. 
But they had pretty good "chicken" wings. Not as good as Red Bamboo in NYC or Vegetarian Haven in T.O. but pretty good. Wendy had a blue cheese dip (don't judge her) and I had a faux sour cream dip.
My biggest complaint about this place is the menu. It's very veggie friendly... but not really. I wanted to order the Vegan Ribs (which came with mashed potatoes) but the mashed potatoes weren't vegan. That sort of thing... if you're going to offer a vegan dish... make the entire freakin thing vegan. Ya dig??I was peeking at the local paper and noticed this ad that seemed very LA to me. SUMMER SPECIAL "Change your lips! Just for fun!" Yikes.
I took a photo of the patio for you ... only to realize that I accidently also took a photo of the songwriter Diane Warren eating her dinner. I don't know how I know what she looks like or how I know her name... but I guess I've seen her on tv before or something. 
Wendy and I went back to the room. Turned on the E-channel and packed for our trip home the next day.Good night Diane Warren.
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