I didn't forget you or my blog. I've just been REALY busy lately!
I'll have some big news soon and more recipes (and possibly even a few projects I am working on).
I just need to have some time to breathe. I spent the whole day yesterday cleaning my apartment (re-organizing)... I was hoping to get rid of a lot of stuff but it seems I need all the crap that I have! Damn you craftiness! Damn you!
I decided to take a break and head for a coffee shop for some reading at 8:30 (I'm back to reading the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich). I think some guy attempted to hit on me/pick me up on the way to the shop... He was in a car, let me walk past the gas station entrance rather than run me over only to continue straight to the exit (not even stopping for gas). I saw him out of the corner of my eye looking and me and I saw his mouth move so I guess he was talking to me. I'd like to thank my iPod for offering the perfect excuse for my not hearing him. I just kept walking. Of course, part of me feels bad if he was just asking for directions... but somehow I highly doubt that was the case. Please let me know if you think I'm full of myself. ;-P
On the schedule tonight: my friend Michèle is coming over to teach me the basics of cake decorating! Woohooo!!!! I'm kinda hoping she's craving Indian takeout!
Ok, back to work! I'm leaving early today!
Monday, July 6, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
A question I never thought I would ask myself...
How the hell did I somehow lose about 5 lbs?
Yes, I'm surprised as hell! Imagine my surprise when i stepped on the scale on the Y yesterday and noticed that, without really trying, I somehow lost 5 lbs in the last 6-8 weeks. And here I was scared that I had gained (in my head I was back up 10 lbs).
Don't ask!
Although I am currently doing a cleanse (no, not one of those nasty colon cleanses!) and I'm on day 4. On day 11 I get to start adding one kind of food back in per day (these are foods which people are often allergic to or have a hard time processing, i.e.: wheat, cow dairy, red meat). I was low on energy for a few days but have been slightly hyper today. Also, this is a great way to break sugar addictions (ie high fructose corn syrup!!!! Nasty nasty thing!).
Yes, I'm surprised as hell! Imagine my surprise when i stepped on the scale on the Y yesterday and noticed that, without really trying, I somehow lost 5 lbs in the last 6-8 weeks. And here I was scared that I had gained (in my head I was back up 10 lbs).
Don't ask!
Although I am currently doing a cleanse (no, not one of those nasty colon cleanses!) and I'm on day 4. On day 11 I get to start adding one kind of food back in per day (these are foods which people are often allergic to or have a hard time processing, i.e.: wheat, cow dairy, red meat). I was low on energy for a few days but have been slightly hyper today. Also, this is a great way to break sugar addictions (ie high fructose corn syrup!!!! Nasty nasty thing!).
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Tired both physically and mentally
Well, I was hoping to start up my post without having to complain but this morning dealt me a wonderful little bundle of rejection. It's my first time back at my regular desk in the office in just over a week. I was sitting at my desk, doing some work when one of my co-workers comes in. She's the one who seems to have something up her *ahem* when it comes to me. She comes around the wall (my desk is next to hers), she looks at me and makes this look (tight lipped but more of a "hmm" than a "ugh". I tell her "good morning!" and I get no reply, she doesn't even look at me after I tell her. Lovely! Then, later, she wants to chose a paint colour to go with some sample she has with her. Her friend comes around and sits at her desk, I ask if they're looking to find good matches "yes" so I start to push away from my desk "we're fine, we can do it", "ok then" "thanks". Not even 3 minutes later they were 4 girls looking at the colours and giving their opinions. I still wonder what I ever did for her to treat me like this. Did I somehow shit in her cornflakes not only this morning but every morning? Do I smell bad? I would seriously like to change where my workstation is and am considering perhaps asking if I can work in my studio more often - at least the warehouse people there are a lot nicer.
Ok, enough complaining. I promised recipes! A few weekends ago, I prepared 2 healthy dishes and thought I would share them with you (that means I liked them). I took them from the Oxygen glutes issue.
Tuscan-style tuna salad:
Makes 4 servings
2 x 6oz can chunk light tuna, drained
1 x 15 oz can white beans, rinsed
10 cherry tomatoes, quartered (I used regular tomatoes and cubed them)
4 scallions, chopped
2 tbspn extra virgin olive oil
2 tbspn lemon juice
1/2 tspn salt
black pepper to taste
*please note that I also added some left over coriander I had lying around in the fridge
Combine all ingredients and refrigerate until ready to serve!
I actually really liked this dish! It was amazing! I even gave some to Salem for his lunch and he really liked it too.
Stuffed roasted red pepper
Makes 2 servings
1/2 cup of nonfat or 1% cottage cheese
1/2 tspn minced garlic
8oz poached chicken breast*, chopped
2 whole roasted red peppers, canned or jarred - Please rinse them! I didn't and had to deal with a slightly pickled meal!
*I poached mine in chicken stock and herbs as I felt it would be too plain simply poached in water
1. In a small bowl, combine cottage cheese, garlic and chicken and stir until combined.
2. Distribute cottage cheese mixture inside pepper. You can serve warm (45 seconds in the microwave) or cold.
I also made mahi mahi but I don't have the recipe on me at the moment. It was quite good (my first time making something with this fish) and Salem brought the leftovers with him for lunch the next day. He said it was even very good reheated. :-)
I need to work on some pictures to post up on here. I haven't been at home much for a while and I'm all over the place at the moment. I just want to sleep.
Ok, enough complaining. I promised recipes! A few weekends ago, I prepared 2 healthy dishes and thought I would share them with you (that means I liked them). I took them from the Oxygen glutes issue.
Tuscan-style tuna salad:
Makes 4 servings
2 x 6oz can chunk light tuna, drained
1 x 15 oz can white beans, rinsed
10 cherry tomatoes, quartered (I used regular tomatoes and cubed them)
4 scallions, chopped
2 tbspn extra virgin olive oil
2 tbspn lemon juice
1/2 tspn salt
black pepper to taste
*please note that I also added some left over coriander I had lying around in the fridge
Combine all ingredients and refrigerate until ready to serve!
I actually really liked this dish! It was amazing! I even gave some to Salem for his lunch and he really liked it too.
Stuffed roasted red pepper
Makes 2 servings
1/2 cup of nonfat or 1% cottage cheese
1/2 tspn minced garlic
8oz poached chicken breast*, chopped
2 whole roasted red peppers, canned or jarred - Please rinse them! I didn't and had to deal with a slightly pickled meal!
*I poached mine in chicken stock and herbs as I felt it would be too plain simply poached in water
1. In a small bowl, combine cottage cheese, garlic and chicken and stir until combined.
2. Distribute cottage cheese mixture inside pepper. You can serve warm (45 seconds in the microwave) or cold.
I also made mahi mahi but I don't have the recipe on me at the moment. It was quite good (my first time making something with this fish) and Salem brought the leftovers with him for lunch the next day. He said it was even very good reheated. :-)
I need to work on some pictures to post up on here. I haven't been at home much for a while and I'm all over the place at the moment. I just want to sleep.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Just a quick update - SP13 and newness!
Just a quick FYI and update:
1 - SP13: I would like to thank Yvonne yet once more for the wonderful package she sent me! :-D I will be posting pictures and details shortly (hoping to do this this week).
2 - Not to sound too full of myself, but I just made one of the best jewelry items I've ever made! Picture to come soon as well.
3 - I've decided that I should dedicate more time to this blog. New things to look forward to in the next little while:
- Recipes (including pictures and notes)
- Crafts (including my own originals, links to instructables and pictures)
- A special little section on planning a certain type of event... More to follow!
1 - SP13: I would like to thank Yvonne yet once more for the wonderful package she sent me! :-D I will be posting pictures and details shortly (hoping to do this this week).
2 - Not to sound too full of myself, but I just made one of the best jewelry items I've ever made! Picture to come soon as well.
3 - I've decided that I should dedicate more time to this blog. New things to look forward to in the next little while:
- Recipes (including pictures and notes)
- Crafts (including my own originals, links to instructables and pictures)
- A special little section on planning a certain type of event... More to follow!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
On my awesomeness and worries
On my awesomeness
I had to take pictures today of some pants at work. The male mannequin is has a waist of about 32" (yes, he's tiny!) and the smallest pants were size 46" waist! Errrr... yeah. So I got creative and made him a makeshift fat suit! I took some cotton shopping bags and draped them over his neck (front and back) and then wrapped him up in a white sheet. I had to pin the pants on because he still wasn't big enough, but I did the best I could. Pictures to come!
On worries
Salem's neighbour, Tante Alice, a really nice 71 year old Armenian lady has not been feeling too well for a while. The other day, she cooked for us and told us she was still feeling short of breath and that this and that hurt. I'm getting worried... very worried. She won't go to the hospital for fear of not being let out (and I think for fear of knowing what she has and being forced to go through treatments) and she won't tell her daughters about her problems. What should I do? Actually, I know there's nothing I can do other than repeat to her that she should go to the hospital... How should I deal with this? I seriously have the gut feeling that she has lung cancer (she and her husband smoke a lot, shortness of breath, etc)... :-( I don't know. It makes me sad to think about this. Even though I don't know her very well, she almost feels like a grand-mother to me.
I had to take pictures today of some pants at work. The male mannequin is has a waist of about 32" (yes, he's tiny!) and the smallest pants were size 46" waist! Errrr... yeah. So I got creative and made him a makeshift fat suit! I took some cotton shopping bags and draped them over his neck (front and back) and then wrapped him up in a white sheet. I had to pin the pants on because he still wasn't big enough, but I did the best I could. Pictures to come!
On worries
Salem's neighbour, Tante Alice, a really nice 71 year old Armenian lady has not been feeling too well for a while. The other day, she cooked for us and told us she was still feeling short of breath and that this and that hurt. I'm getting worried... very worried. She won't go to the hospital for fear of not being let out (and I think for fear of knowing what she has and being forced to go through treatments) and she won't tell her daughters about her problems. What should I do? Actually, I know there's nothing I can do other than repeat to her that she should go to the hospital... How should I deal with this? I seriously have the gut feeling that she has lung cancer (she and her husband smoke a lot, shortness of breath, etc)... :-( I don't know. It makes me sad to think about this. Even though I don't know her very well, she almost feels like a grand-mother to me.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
For literature's sake!
I found this list on my Secret Pal's blog: Identity: Yvonne! Yayyyy!!!!
Turns out, the BBC figures most people will have only read 6 of the 100 books here.
Instructions:
1) Look at the list and put an 'x' after those you have read.
2) Add a '+' to the ones you LOVE. (I added a - sign for the ones I didn't like)
3) Star (*) those you plan on reading.
4) Tally your total.
How many have you read? About 20
1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen x
2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien - I've tried, I'm sorry, but I just can't!
3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte x
4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling x How about the first 3?
5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6 The Bible - Well I've read some of the Torah which is the old Testament... it's an eventual read.
7 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8 Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell x - Freaky!
9 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens x
11 Little Women - Louisa M Alcott
12 Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
13 Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14 Complete Works of Shakespeare - I've read some of it but not all, not even close!!
15 Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger x - I think I was one of the only in my class who enjoyed it.
19 The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
20 Middlemarch - George Eliot
21 Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald x - The rich get richer and the poor get poorer
23 Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams - It's on my list!
26 Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28 Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29 Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
31 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32 David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33 Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis - Now that I've seen one movie, I may try the books.
34 Emma - Jane Austen x
35 Persuasion - Jane Austen
36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis
37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini x - I just did! It's amazing but SO SAD! Bring a kleenex box with you when you plan to read it!
38 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden - On my to-read list.
40 Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne
41 Animal Farm - George Orwell x - Amazing political commentary! One of my favorites!
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown - no, but I have read Angels and Deamons
43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44 A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery - perhaps I should...
47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48 The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood
49 Lord of the Flies - William Golding
50 Atonement - Ian McEwan
51 Life of Pi - Yann Martel x - And I still don't know how I felt about it...
52 Dune - Frank Herbert
53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54 Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen x
55 A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57 A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
58 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley x - I was supposed to read it for a clas... I skimmed through it and though I was going insane.
59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
60 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov x - Actually, I thought it was quite a good book.
63 The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
65 Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas x - I'm about 1/3 or the way through book one - IN IT'S ORIGINAL FRENCH VERSION!!!
66 On The Road - Jack Kerouac x 2x+
67 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68 Bridget Jones’s Diary - Helen Fielding
69 Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie
70 Moby Dick - Herman Melville
71 Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72 Dracula - Bram Stoker x - During my vampire phase... Ok, my first vampire phase!
73 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
74 Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
75 Ulysses - James Joyce
76 The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78 Germinal - Emile Zola
79 Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80 Possession - AS Byatt
81 A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
82 Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83 The Color Purple - Alice Walker x - Ugh, yes... for a class.
84 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85 Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert x - As much as I could stomach. I wish someone would've told this woman to quite her whining and do something!
86 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
87 Charlotte’s Web - EB White x - I LOVE this book!
88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Alborn
89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
90 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91 Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
92 The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery x - ben oui!
93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94 Watership Down - Richard Adams
95 A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96 A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97 The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98 Hamlet - William Shakespeare
99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
100 Les Miserables - Victor Hugo - I think I have it in my bookcase. I read another Victor Hugo book about a prisoner... I can't recall the name.
Turns out, the BBC figures most people will have only read 6 of the 100 books here.
Instructions:
1) Look at the list and put an 'x' after those you have read.
2) Add a '+' to the ones you LOVE. (I added a - sign for the ones I didn't like)
3) Star (*) those you plan on reading.
4) Tally your total.
How many have you read? About 20
1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen x
2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien - I've tried, I'm sorry, but I just can't!
3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte x
4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling x How about the first 3?
5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6 The Bible - Well I've read some of the Torah which is the old Testament... it's an eventual read.
7 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8 Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell x - Freaky!
9 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens x
11 Little Women - Louisa M Alcott
12 Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
13 Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14 Complete Works of Shakespeare - I've read some of it but not all, not even close!!
15 Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger x - I think I was one of the only in my class who enjoyed it.
19 The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
20 Middlemarch - George Eliot
21 Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald x - The rich get richer and the poor get poorer
23 Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams - It's on my list!
26 Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28 Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29 Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
31 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32 David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33 Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis - Now that I've seen one movie, I may try the books.
34 Emma - Jane Austen x
35 Persuasion - Jane Austen
36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis
37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini x - I just did! It's amazing but SO SAD! Bring a kleenex box with you when you plan to read it!
38 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden - On my to-read list.
40 Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne
41 Animal Farm - George Orwell x - Amazing political commentary! One of my favorites!
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown - no, but I have read Angels and Deamons
43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44 A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery - perhaps I should...
47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48 The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood
49 Lord of the Flies - William Golding
50 Atonement - Ian McEwan
51 Life of Pi - Yann Martel x - And I still don't know how I felt about it...
52 Dune - Frank Herbert
53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54 Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen x
55 A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57 A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
58 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley x - I was supposed to read it for a clas... I skimmed through it and though I was going insane.
59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
60 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov x - Actually, I thought it was quite a good book.
63 The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
65 Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas x - I'm about 1/3 or the way through book one - IN IT'S ORIGINAL FRENCH VERSION!!!
66 On The Road - Jack Kerouac x 2x+
67 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68 Bridget Jones’s Diary - Helen Fielding
69 Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie
70 Moby Dick - Herman Melville
71 Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72 Dracula - Bram Stoker x - During my vampire phase... Ok, my first vampire phase!
73 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
74 Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
75 Ulysses - James Joyce
76 The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78 Germinal - Emile Zola
79 Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80 Possession - AS Byatt
81 A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
82 Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83 The Color Purple - Alice Walker x - Ugh, yes... for a class.
84 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85 Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert x - As much as I could stomach. I wish someone would've told this woman to quite her whining and do something!
86 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
87 Charlotte’s Web - EB White x - I LOVE this book!
88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Alborn
89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
90 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91 Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
92 The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery x - ben oui!
93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94 Watership Down - Richard Adams
95 A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96 A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97 The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98 Hamlet - William Shakespeare
99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
100 Les Miserables - Victor Hugo - I think I have it in my bookcase. I read another Victor Hugo book about a prisoner... I can't recall the name.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
On not being part of the team and birthday annoyances
Well, I often wonder if I think too much or if I read into things too much. Lately, it's been getting to me a bit, please excuse me as I vent/complain/voice my concerns out loud.
I started a new job a month ago and I've only recently started making any kind of progress socially. Even at that, it's hard! My cubicle is in the same area as 2 other girls. One barely even responds when I say hello and gives me the impression that she looks down on me. The other one responds to my hellos and we've had brief conversations. Yesterday, 3 girls were laughing at some sort of forward on the computer (one was almost crying from laughing so hard) so I said "something must be funny if she's on the verge of tears"... No one even aknowledged me. I have no clue what was so funny... Am I just wasting my time?
Also, it seems I try to always please others. For my birthday dinner this weekend, I decided to go to a Moroccan restaurant because 3 people I had consulted before were quite interested. I searched all over the place and decided on a restaurant. Now it seems half the people I invited can't come (I know, I invited people at the last minute) and people have complained about the parking (it's on St-Denis - parking is hard there but not too bad if you don't mind walking for 5 minutes)... So now I'm considering moving the whole event to a more parking-friendly area (and somewhere closer to the homes of the people coming) but they don't have Moroccan restaurants! So Now I'm looking at Thai places (I like Thai food) and of course, I'm wondering "will people be happy?"...
*SIGH* Big, Freaking SIGH!
When am I just going to make up my mind and not give a crap whether people are totally happy at my expense? It's my freaking birthday! Just one day a year where I'd like to have things 100% (or even just 90%) my way! I don't want to hear about the parking or that the soup that came with the table d'hote didn't have enough salt or that the proposed time is too early, etc etc etc. Seriously! It's just one meal out of the whole year! One! Maybe 3 hours of your time! Can you please just suck it up? Do I complain when people tell me where they want to go for their birthday? No! Why? Because it's their happiness that counts, it's their day!
It seems it's the same problem every year. Perhaps next year I'll just take a vacation somewhere sunny and not have to deal with any of this. It'll just be me, myself and I ... and the sand, beach and sun!
I started a new job a month ago and I've only recently started making any kind of progress socially. Even at that, it's hard! My cubicle is in the same area as 2 other girls. One barely even responds when I say hello and gives me the impression that she looks down on me. The other one responds to my hellos and we've had brief conversations. Yesterday, 3 girls were laughing at some sort of forward on the computer (one was almost crying from laughing so hard) so I said "something must be funny if she's on the verge of tears"... No one even aknowledged me. I have no clue what was so funny... Am I just wasting my time?
Also, it seems I try to always please others. For my birthday dinner this weekend, I decided to go to a Moroccan restaurant because 3 people I had consulted before were quite interested. I searched all over the place and decided on a restaurant. Now it seems half the people I invited can't come (I know, I invited people at the last minute) and people have complained about the parking (it's on St-Denis - parking is hard there but not too bad if you don't mind walking for 5 minutes)... So now I'm considering moving the whole event to a more parking-friendly area (and somewhere closer to the homes of the people coming) but they don't have Moroccan restaurants! So Now I'm looking at Thai places (I like Thai food) and of course, I'm wondering "will people be happy?"...
*SIGH* Big, Freaking SIGH!
When am I just going to make up my mind and not give a crap whether people are totally happy at my expense? It's my freaking birthday! Just one day a year where I'd like to have things 100% (or even just 90%) my way! I don't want to hear about the parking or that the soup that came with the table d'hote didn't have enough salt or that the proposed time is too early, etc etc etc. Seriously! It's just one meal out of the whole year! One! Maybe 3 hours of your time! Can you please just suck it up? Do I complain when people tell me where they want to go for their birthday? No! Why? Because it's their happiness that counts, it's their day!
It seems it's the same problem every year. Perhaps next year I'll just take a vacation somewhere sunny and not have to deal with any of this. It'll just be me, myself and I ... and the sand, beach and sun!
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Happy commercial love day - and some chai!!!
Well hello!
It's been a while again, the last few weeks have still been a bit crazy and I'm hoping things will calm down shortly but it seems not...
The new job is going really well, I am very happy. I set up my studio a week ago and have been taking pictures every few mornings of various clothing items. It's actually quite fun! :-)
I had supper with a good friend of mine on Friday after about 6 weeks of not seeing one another. It was really nice! We went to the mall for a few minutes, the Lindt outlet store (chocolates!!!), to a restaurant for supper, Chapters for some reading material (I bought the last 2 steamy vampire novels I hadn't read yet out of the Lindsay Sands "Argeneau" series and a Christopher Moore book) and then we went out for coffee and desert (we shared some gelato). Odd thing is, our waiter at the coffee place was someone I had been friends with as a kid. He had a hard time recognizing me but when he did he had the right name... Unfortunately, he was completely out of whack as to how we knew each other. I think the guy did too much partying and lost some of his brain along the way. Anywho!
On my return home, I found a nice bouquet of flowers on my dresser. :-) <3 <3 <3 Salem got me flowers! I'll be posting some pics of them soon. They're beautiful! He came over and buzzed the janitor who let him through the front door (Salem has a copy of my apartment key). Even the janitor liked the flowers (he's got a thing for plants). Anyway, it was a great surprise!
Last night was our traditional sushi takeout at my place. We then went out for coffee and a shared piece of cake on St-Laurent. The cake and coffee was good, but the service sucked! Oh, and the waitresses' skirts were beyond short! I mean talk about micro-mini! Thankfully, they didn't drop anything otherwise we would've gotten one hell of a view! Yikes!
Well, I best get going, my habibi will be here shortly. :-)
It's been a while again, the last few weeks have still been a bit crazy and I'm hoping things will calm down shortly but it seems not...
The new job is going really well, I am very happy. I set up my studio a week ago and have been taking pictures every few mornings of various clothing items. It's actually quite fun! :-)
I had supper with a good friend of mine on Friday after about 6 weeks of not seeing one another. It was really nice! We went to the mall for a few minutes, the Lindt outlet store (chocolates!!!), to a restaurant for supper, Chapters for some reading material (I bought the last 2 steamy vampire novels I hadn't read yet out of the Lindsay Sands "Argeneau" series and a Christopher Moore book) and then we went out for coffee and desert (we shared some gelato). Odd thing is, our waiter at the coffee place was someone I had been friends with as a kid. He had a hard time recognizing me but when he did he had the right name... Unfortunately, he was completely out of whack as to how we knew each other. I think the guy did too much partying and lost some of his brain along the way. Anywho!
On my return home, I found a nice bouquet of flowers on my dresser. :-) <3 <3 <3 Salem got me flowers! I'll be posting some pics of them soon. They're beautiful! He came over and buzzed the janitor who let him through the front door (Salem has a copy of my apartment key). Even the janitor liked the flowers (he's got a thing for plants). Anyway, it was a great surprise!
Last night was our traditional sushi takeout at my place. We then went out for coffee and a shared piece of cake on St-Laurent. The cake and coffee was good, but the service sucked! Oh, and the waitresses' skirts were beyond short! I mean talk about micro-mini! Thankfully, they didn't drop anything otherwise we would've gotten one hell of a view! Yikes!
Well, I best get going, my habibi will be here shortly. :-)
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Distractions make me a bad, bad girl!
Well, I've been quite distracted lately by 2 things:
1 - Mom's 60th! I took her out to a Peruvian restaurant on the day of her birthday and gave her 75% of her gift. Why only 75%? Well, I got the other 25% but a part is missing so I have to return it... Of course, I've been slow in getting it to the post office. Surprise surprise!
2- I just started a new job last Monday! I love my new job! We are currently setting things up, I will be working out of 2 offices (in one of which I get to have my very own office/photo studio!) Wow!!!!!! The people are super nice, the benefits are amazing, etc etc etc!
Oh... And Salem's mother was down for 10 days or so! I got to spend a lot of time with her. She's very nice and I think we got along very well.
Overall, I am quite happy with things. I just finished up some slippers for my dad (I just need one last thing to be done).
Ok, bedtime! I need to wake up at 6 am! Ugh!
1 - Mom's 60th! I took her out to a Peruvian restaurant on the day of her birthday and gave her 75% of her gift. Why only 75%? Well, I got the other 25% but a part is missing so I have to return it... Of course, I've been slow in getting it to the post office. Surprise surprise!
2- I just started a new job last Monday! I love my new job! We are currently setting things up, I will be working out of 2 offices (in one of which I get to have my very own office/photo studio!) Wow!!!!!! The people are super nice, the benefits are amazing, etc etc etc!
Oh... And Salem's mother was down for 10 days or so! I got to spend a lot of time with her. She's very nice and I think we got along very well.
Overall, I am quite happy with things. I just finished up some slippers for my dad (I just need one last thing to be done).
Ok, bedtime! I need to wake up at 6 am! Ugh!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Another random survey
Name: Caroline
Birthday: February 29th, 1984
Birthplace: Montreal
Current Location: Still in Montreal
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Very dark brown, dyed burgundy?
Height: 5'4" (Gosh I’m short)
Heritage: French-Canadian (aka Quebecoise), Scottish and German
Weaknesses: Sweets, I wear my heart on my sleeve, hypersensitive (emotionally)
Fears: heights, public speaking, that something will happen to the people I care about, the wrath of God.
Perfect Pizza: Cheese (lots!), mushrooms, onions. Hot peppers can come along for the ride too.
Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: « LOL »
Best Physical Feature: Possibly my eyes… Salem says something else… men!
Bedtime: weeknights : 11pm-12am, weekends… anywhere from 12am-3 :30am
Goal To Achieve This Year: make money! Get to my goal weight!
Most Missed Memory: Living without any responsibilities!
Thoughts First Waking Up: Where’s Pumpkin?
Random info:
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
How do you want to Die: I rather God surprise me… preferably a quick death, in my sleep.
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: I am grown up!
What country would you most like to Visit: I can’t narrow it down to just one. I’d love to visit my own country a bit more, Scotland, the Arabian peninsula, Europe…
Are you a Health Freak: *chuckle*… I would be lying if I answered in the affirmative.
The Shoes You Wore Today: My expensive winter boots (they’re lined! OOooOO!!!!!)
Pick one...
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi
MacDonalds or Burger King: Beurk! Harveys!
Single or Group Dates: A double date can be fun at times.
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: What’s the difference?
Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla ice cream with Nutella on top.
Cappuccino or Coffee: I can’t tell the difference, it\s all cafeine to me!
Do you...
Smoke: No… well, I do smoke shisha maybe twice a year.
Swear: *sigh*… yes….
Sing: When no one else is around.
Shower Daily: Yes… ???
want to go to College: Been there, done that!
want to get Married: YES! The clock is ticking! Time is-a-wasting!
belive in yourself: At times…
get Motion Sickness: Nope! :-D
think you are Attractive: Not particularly…
get along with your Parents: Yes, much more than when I was younger…
like Thunderstorms: They’re amazing! I love them!
play an Instrument: I have a guitar I haven’t touched in years. Maybe I’ll pick up the kazoo…
In the past month have you...
Drank Alcohol: I don’t drink alcohol at all.
Smoked: No
been on Drugs: If I don’t drink, do you think I do drugs?
gone on a trip: Nope…
gone to a Mall: Why yes!
eaten a box of Oreos: I can’t recall the last itme I ever ate one!
eaten Sushi: Yes, numerous times! (MMMMM!!!!)
been on Stage: Gah! No way!
been Dumped: Salem and I have been going strong for over 2 years now, so no.
gone Skinny Dipping: Never!
Stolen Anything: Not in the last few months (just once when I was… 9? 10?)
Have you ever been...
Drunk: to my everlasting shame…
called a Tease: No! But I’ve been called a goody-two shoes!
Beaten up: No.
in Love: Derrrrrr!
In a Boy. . .
Favourite Eye Color: Blue, but anything goes
Favourite Hair Color: Dark
Short or Long Hair:It depends on how it looks
Height: The taller the better!
Weight: Athletic to beefcake!
Best Clothing Style: nothing but a towel!
Fun with numbers...
Number of Drugs I have taken: as in ever? 1
Number of CDs I own: Actual bought CDs? 150? I don’t know, it’s been years!
Number of Piercings: 7 (number of holes…) Nose, 2 standard in ear each, left ear : tragus and upper ear.
Number of Tattoos: 3
Number of things in my Past I Regret: It’s best not to regret anything.
Birthday: February 29th, 1984
Birthplace: Montreal
Current Location: Still in Montreal
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Very dark brown, dyed burgundy?
Height: 5'4" (Gosh I’m short)
Heritage: French-Canadian (aka Quebecoise), Scottish and German
Weaknesses: Sweets, I wear my heart on my sleeve, hypersensitive (emotionally)
Fears: heights, public speaking, that something will happen to the people I care about, the wrath of God.
Perfect Pizza: Cheese (lots!), mushrooms, onions. Hot peppers can come along for the ride too.
Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: « LOL »
Best Physical Feature: Possibly my eyes… Salem says something else… men!
Bedtime: weeknights : 11pm-12am, weekends… anywhere from 12am-3 :30am
Goal To Achieve This Year: make money! Get to my goal weight!
Most Missed Memory: Living without any responsibilities!
Thoughts First Waking Up: Where’s Pumpkin?
Random info:
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
How do you want to Die: I rather God surprise me… preferably a quick death, in my sleep.
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: I am grown up!
What country would you most like to Visit: I can’t narrow it down to just one. I’d love to visit my own country a bit more, Scotland, the Arabian peninsula, Europe…
Are you a Health Freak: *chuckle*… I would be lying if I answered in the affirmative.
The Shoes You Wore Today: My expensive winter boots (they’re lined! OOooOO!!!!!)
Pick one...
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi
MacDonalds or Burger King: Beurk! Harveys!
Single or Group Dates: A double date can be fun at times.
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: What’s the difference?
Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla ice cream with Nutella on top.
Cappuccino or Coffee: I can’t tell the difference, it\s all cafeine to me!
Do you...
Smoke: No… well, I do smoke shisha maybe twice a year.
Swear: *sigh*… yes….
Sing: When no one else is around.
Shower Daily: Yes… ???
want to go to College: Been there, done that!
want to get Married: YES! The clock is ticking! Time is-a-wasting!
belive in yourself: At times…
get Motion Sickness: Nope! :-D
think you are Attractive: Not particularly…
get along with your Parents: Yes, much more than when I was younger…
like Thunderstorms: They’re amazing! I love them!
play an Instrument: I have a guitar I haven’t touched in years. Maybe I’ll pick up the kazoo…
In the past month have you...
Drank Alcohol: I don’t drink alcohol at all.
Smoked: No
been on Drugs: If I don’t drink, do you think I do drugs?
gone on a trip: Nope…
gone to a Mall: Why yes!
eaten a box of Oreos: I can’t recall the last itme I ever ate one!
eaten Sushi: Yes, numerous times! (MMMMM!!!!)
been on Stage: Gah! No way!
been Dumped: Salem and I have been going strong for over 2 years now, so no.
gone Skinny Dipping: Never!
Stolen Anything: Not in the last few months (just once when I was… 9? 10?)
Have you ever been...
Drunk: to my everlasting shame…
called a Tease: No! But I’ve been called a goody-two shoes!
Beaten up: No.
in Love: Derrrrrr!
In a Boy. . .
Favourite Eye Color: Blue, but anything goes
Favourite Hair Color: Dark
Short or Long Hair:It depends on how it looks
Height: The taller the better!
Weight: Athletic to beefcake!
Best Clothing Style: nothing but a towel!
Fun with numbers...
Number of Drugs I have taken: as in ever? 1
Number of CDs I own: Actual bought CDs? 150? I don’t know, it’s been years!
Number of Piercings: 7 (number of holes…) Nose, 2 standard in ear each, left ear : tragus and upper ear.
Number of Tattoos: 3
Number of things in my Past I Regret: It’s best not to regret anything.
Gah! I'm super late!
This is just a quick update on what's going on. I know, I've been a bad, bad girl! So bad that I only realized now that one picture from my package post is only half displayed! I'll get around to fixing that ASAP! Sorry!
Also, I'm so behind on answering the SP13 weekly question (or... well... this was in December)
Part A: Are you doing any holiday knitting?
Hehehehehe... no! :-D
Part B: Have you finished?
If I have none, then I guess I am finished! Amazing! For once I'm ahead and not way behind!
So.... what new? I am starting a new job in just over a week and a half! Weeeeeeee!!!! Note to self: get a book on digital photography techniques. I'll be working on putting items on a website, taking pictures of said items, writing up item descriptions, working with other departments to make one HUGE website... and I get to be creative! Oh, and benefits after 3 months, pension plan after 6 months and... AND... get this! Vacation time after a year! WHAT'S THAT?! **all wide-eyed** I can't wait! What's this company? It's a company that has an office in Montreal and 14 co-ops in the North of Quebec (and by North, I mean WAYYYYYYYY up north, as in permafrost my friend!). We supply all items for these 14 co-ops (food, clothing, gasoline, storage, building materials, programs, etc etc). It's a really neat company and big on helping out everyone in the community.
On my plate for the next week or so:
1- Finish up everything at the office here
2- Impress Salem's mother! I mean REALLY impress! She's in town until the 25th and I plan on cooking a crazy meal (yet I'm not too sure what to make yet).
3- Finish organizing Mom's 60th birthday dinner (shhh.... don't tell her I let her age slip out).
Projects I am currently working on:
1- Picture frame earring organizer (pictures to come soon). Of course, it'll be decorated with henna!
2- Dad's thrummed slippers (almost done!)
3- SP13 knitted item #1
4- Lama's scarf (may be frogged, I noticed a mistake - damn!!!!)
5- Mom's ab... abbyl...abhlynn.... errr.. cowl. I just need to add beads and hope she's a bit more enthused about it when I present it to her for the 2nd time (oh, the grimace on her face the first time I showed it to her. I must admit it really hurt).
6- Whatever I just forgot.
Upcoming projects:
1- My giant above-couch painting/mirror project! I swear, I'll do it!
2- Salem's Henry scarf
3- Do the 2nd herring-bone mitten
4- A shawl for Nanan
5- Henna jewelry and ... housewares (it's a secret!)
6- My personal website
7- Get back to my Bettie Page poster (done in Illustrator)
8- Make a hat for myself (if it's the Fishy hat, then I might even use various scraps!)
9- Various projects with dad (including a fold-down table/counter for my tiny kitchen and a deep shadow box to display my growing seashell collection)
10- I'm sure I'm forgetting something, I just can't recall what it is... :-S Sorry!
Also, I'm so behind on answering the SP13 weekly question (or... well... this was in December)
Part A: Are you doing any holiday knitting?
Hehehehehe... no! :-D
Part B: Have you finished?
If I have none, then I guess I am finished! Amazing! For once I'm ahead and not way behind!
So.... what new? I am starting a new job in just over a week and a half! Weeeeeeee!!!! Note to self: get a book on digital photography techniques. I'll be working on putting items on a website, taking pictures of said items, writing up item descriptions, working with other departments to make one HUGE website... and I get to be creative! Oh, and benefits after 3 months, pension plan after 6 months and... AND... get this! Vacation time after a year! WHAT'S THAT?! **all wide-eyed** I can't wait! What's this company? It's a company that has an office in Montreal and 14 co-ops in the North of Quebec (and by North, I mean WAYYYYYYYY up north, as in permafrost my friend!). We supply all items for these 14 co-ops (food, clothing, gasoline, storage, building materials, programs, etc etc). It's a really neat company and big on helping out everyone in the community.
On my plate for the next week or so:
1- Finish up everything at the office here
2- Impress Salem's mother! I mean REALLY impress! She's in town until the 25th and I plan on cooking a crazy meal (yet I'm not too sure what to make yet).
3- Finish organizing Mom's 60th birthday dinner (shhh.... don't tell her I let her age slip out).
Projects I am currently working on:
1- Picture frame earring organizer (pictures to come soon). Of course, it'll be decorated with henna!
2- Dad's thrummed slippers (almost done!)
3- SP13 knitted item #1
4- Lama's scarf (may be frogged, I noticed a mistake - damn!!!!)
5- Mom's ab... abbyl...abhlynn.... errr.. cowl. I just need to add beads and hope she's a bit more enthused about it when I present it to her for the 2nd time (oh, the grimace on her face the first time I showed it to her. I must admit it really hurt).
6- Whatever I just forgot.
Upcoming projects:
1- My giant above-couch painting/mirror project! I swear, I'll do it!
2- Salem's Henry scarf
3- Do the 2nd herring-bone mitten
4- A shawl for Nanan
5- Henna jewelry and ... housewares (it's a secret!)
6- My personal website
7- Get back to my Bettie Page poster (done in Illustrator)
8- Make a hat for myself (if it's the Fishy hat, then I might even use various scraps!)
9- Various projects with dad (including a fold-down table/counter for my tiny kitchen and a deep shadow box to display my growing seashell collection)
10- I'm sure I'm forgetting something, I just can't recall what it is... :-S Sorry!
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