So now our building no longer has a dumpster (as of yesterday) to throw our garbage in. Not that all the garbage was making it that far anyway. Ever since the building manager (a nice lady named Sheila, who actually lived in and cleaned the building on a regular basis) got fired by the new owner the stairways have gotten filthy and riddled with litter. Appearantly anything to save a buck (at least for the owner). Oh and each apartment has its own parking stall assigned to it, but I guess now everyone just parks where they want. Meio is going to have anyone who parks in our spot towed (except friends and family of course).
I watched Heroes last night (of course) and am looking forward to a brand new House tonight. It will be so nice when Jericho comes back on, not that I'll have time to watch it by then.
9 more days and counting (and believe me, I am).
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Long Week
So it's been a long and strange (not to mention frustrating) week. On Monday morning I woke to discover we had no hot water or heat (which runs on hot water). OK I do the obvious and phone the tnew landlord (quick note...our building just sold again for the second time in less than 6 months....we got a notice as to who to make rent cheques out to....that part of the story coming up). The new landlord (known only as Shawn) says he'll have it fixed that day. Ok, fast forward to Wednesday night. By this time we've had no heat or hot water since Monday (well, alright we did have like an hour each day of each). Meio and I have had to sort of wing it and have like sponge baths (we never knew when the hot water was on, so we kept missing opportunities to shower (I did however go to my awesome SIL's to shower and bathe Rosie that day). By now we've called Shawn like 8 times so Meio calls the Calgary health region, Alberta tenancy board and Global news. Then he decides to go to the address of the new company that owns the building (Champion homes) to see if he can find another phone number to call as we only had this Shawn's cell number and by now he's turned his cell off. Turns out the address is a PO Box at a UPS store. What the hell? This gets better. Meio is doing our laundry that night and he's down stairs in the laundry room at 11:00 pm when he smells gas. He goes to the utility room and finds someone fiddling with the boilers. Seems Shawn has shown one of the tenants (who is not trained to do such stuff) to take apart the faulty gas regulators on the boilers and get the gas going again. Uh...does this not seem like a VERY bad idea. The guy coulda burned the damn building down. Meio rushes upstairs and calls the gas company's emergency line. Next morning...still no heat or hot water. Meio stays home from work, phones the Calgary health board again and about an hour later Atco (the gas company) is here to replace the faulty regulators. So that's my weird story. I think we're going to move.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Heroes
So after a LONG wait my absolute favorite show (Heroes) finally started up again. And what an episode it was. The writers certainly know how to suck you in. And for people like Jason, who had never watched it before, if you go to the Heroes website you can catch up on the storyline by reading the graphic novel. Unfortunately now I have to wait til next week for a new episode of Heroes and House (another damn repeat tonight).
Gonna be a long day today, seeing as we have no hot water again this morning. It was fixed last night but gone again. I didn't get a shower yesterday so I'll have to head over to my SIL's to catch a nice hot shower.
Gonna be a long day today, seeing as we have no hot water again this morning. It was fixed last night but gone again. I didn't get a shower yesterday so I'll have to head over to my SIL's to catch a nice hot shower.
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Disappointment
So last night I eagerly awaited for 10:00 to watch a new House and hmm...appearantly Global played a repeat, yes a FREAKIN' REPEAT. AAARRRGH...why do they do that, play a brand new episode last week and then not continue the season the next week. And why the hell not start all the shows at the same time? I have to wait til Feb 21 for Jericho to start again! Ok you think, maybe I shouldn't be so obsessed with TV. Well you know what, I need that hour or two after Rosie goes to bed to unwind. There's my rant for the day.
On another topic entirely, I think my imagination has kicked into overtime lately. I'll see an ordinary person at the mall or on the street and in a matter of minutes have an entire hollywood movie storyline created about them.
OH MY GOD, I'm typing this while watching the news and they just showed a preview for a new Will Ferral/Jon Heder movie called Blades of Glory. I so have to go see it, the trailer itself had me on the floor laughing.
I have my week 36 checkup today. Yay, a 2 minute appointment that takes an hour of my time, Bleh!
On another topic entirely, I think my imagination has kicked into overtime lately. I'll see an ordinary person at the mall or on the street and in a matter of minutes have an entire hollywood movie storyline created about them.
OH MY GOD, I'm typing this while watching the news and they just showed a preview for a new Will Ferral/Jon Heder movie called Blades of Glory. I so have to go see it, the trailer itself had me on the floor laughing.
I have my week 36 checkup today. Yay, a 2 minute appointment that takes an hour of my time, Bleh!
Sunday, January 14, 2007
A Little Education on a Sunday Morning
Thanks to my SIL for these...
Argument (ar*gyou*ment) n.
A discussion that occurs when you're right, but he just hasn't realized
it yet.
Airhead (er*hed) n.
What a woman intentionally becomes when pulled over by a policeman.
Bar-be-que (bar*bi*q) n.
You bought the groceries, washed the lettuce, chopped the tomatoes,
diced the onions, marinated the meat
and cleaned everything up, but, he, "made the dinner."
Blonde jokes (blond joks) n.
Jokes that are short so men can understand them.
Cantaloupe (kant*e*lope) n.
Gotta get married in a church.
Clothes dryer (kloze dri*yer) n.
An appliance designed to eat socks.
Diet Soda (dy*it so*da) n.
A drink you buy at a convenience store to go with a half pound bag of
peanut M&Ms.
Eternity (e*ter*ni*tee) n.
The last two minutes of a football game.
Exercise (ex*er*siz) v.
To walk up and down a mall, occasionally resting to make a purchase.
Grocery List (grow*ser*ee list) n.
What you spend half an hour writing, then forget to take with you to the
store.
Hair Dresser (hare dres*er) n.
Someone who is able to create a style you will never be able to
duplicate again. See "Magician."
Hardware Store (hard*war stor) n.
Similar to a black hole in space-if he goes in, he isn't coming out
anytime soon.
Childbirth (child*brth) n.
You get to go through 36 hours of contractions; he gets to hold your
hand and say "focus,...breath...push..."
Lipstick (lip*stik) n.
On your lips, coloring to enhance the beauty of your mouth. On his
collar, coloring only a tramp would wear...!
Park (park) v./n.
Before children, a verb meaning, "to go somewhere and neck." After
children, a noun meaning a place with a swing set and slide.
Patience (pa*shens) n.
The most important ingredient for dating, marriage and children. See
also "tranquilizers."
Waterproof Mascara (wah*tr*pruf mas*kar*ah) n.
Comes off if you cry, shower, or swim, but will not come off if you try
to remove it.
Valentine's Day (val*en*tinez dae) n.
A day when you have dreams of a candlelight dinner, diamonds, and
romance, but consider yourself lucky to get a card.
Argument (ar*gyou*ment) n.
A discussion that occurs when you're right, but he just hasn't realized
it yet.
Airhead (er*hed) n.
What a woman intentionally becomes when pulled over by a policeman.
Bar-be-que (bar*bi*q) n.
You bought the groceries, washed the lettuce, chopped the tomatoes,
diced the onions, marinated the meat
and cleaned everything up, but, he, "made the dinner."
Blonde jokes (blond joks) n.
Jokes that are short so men can understand them.
Cantaloupe (kant*e*lope) n.
Gotta get married in a church.
Clothes dryer (kloze dri*yer) n.
An appliance designed to eat socks.
Diet Soda (dy*it so*da) n.
A drink you buy at a convenience store to go with a half pound bag of
peanut M&Ms.
Eternity (e*ter*ni*tee) n.
The last two minutes of a football game.
Exercise (ex*er*siz) v.
To walk up and down a mall, occasionally resting to make a purchase.
Grocery List (grow*ser*ee list) n.
What you spend half an hour writing, then forget to take with you to the
store.
Hair Dresser (hare dres*er) n.
Someone who is able to create a style you will never be able to
duplicate again. See "Magician."
Hardware Store (hard*war stor) n.
Similar to a black hole in space-if he goes in, he isn't coming out
anytime soon.
Childbirth (child*brth) n.
You get to go through 36 hours of contractions; he gets to hold your
hand and say "focus,...breath...push..."
Lipstick (lip*stik) n.
On your lips, coloring to enhance the beauty of your mouth. On his
collar, coloring only a tramp would wear...!
Park (park) v./n.
Before children, a verb meaning, "to go somewhere and neck." After
children, a noun meaning a place with a swing set and slide.
Patience (pa*shens) n.
The most important ingredient for dating, marriage and children. See
also "tranquilizers."
Waterproof Mascara (wah*tr*pruf mas*kar*ah) n.
Comes off if you cry, shower, or swim, but will not come off if you try
to remove it.
Valentine's Day (val*en*tinez dae) n.
A day when you have dreams of a candlelight dinner, diamonds, and
romance, but consider yourself lucky to get a card.
Friday, January 12, 2007
Brrrr....I Hate This Cold
Oh man, this cold weather really sucks. It wouldn't be so bad if I didn't feel so trapped in my small apartment. What makes it worse is not being able to take Rosie out to run around. Holy crap she is like a tiny speed addict. From the time she gets up in the morning she just goes and goes, like the tasmanian devil. I was thinking that I'd love to bottle that craziness and turn it into medication of sorts for those trying to detox from speed/cocaine. I'd make millions!
So 35 weeks and counting (in my pregnancy). Oh lord it will be nice to be able to sleep in more comfort (when I'm allowed to sleep that is). I'm glad Meio is getting 2 weeks off, I'm going to try to sneak in an actual 8 hours of sleep one of those nights.
So 35 weeks and counting (in my pregnancy). Oh lord it will be nice to be able to sleep in more comfort (when I'm allowed to sleep that is). I'm glad Meio is getting 2 weeks off, I'm going to try to sneak in an actual 8 hours of sleep one of those nights.
Monday, January 8, 2007
Flips and Giggles
So last night we were sitting around trying to get Rosie to slow down for bed when she discovered a new trick. She did her first somersault. Then she wanted to do them over and over. It was the funniest thing to watch. Do we have a future gymnast on our hands?
My goodness, as I type this I have Rosie sitting beside me eating breakfast. And eating she is, in fact since yesterday morning she has been eating almost non-stop, between meals and snacks. Geez she just went through a huge growth spurt, I hope she isn't going through another one!
Has anyone out there seen that commercial for Nicoderm where there's a flight attendant who is trying to quit smoking cold turkey? She keeps flipping out on customers. I think its the funniest commercial, I'd love to see that on a WestJet flight.
Speaking of TV, I'm getting really excited! Tomorrow night there is finally a new episode of House. You can be sure what I'll be doing at 10:00 tomorrow night! And in exactly 2 weeks Heroes starts up again (my new favorite show). I haven't heard anything about Jericho but it should be coming back on soon (hopefully).
My goodness, as I type this I have Rosie sitting beside me eating breakfast. And eating she is, in fact since yesterday morning she has been eating almost non-stop, between meals and snacks. Geez she just went through a huge growth spurt, I hope she isn't going through another one!
Has anyone out there seen that commercial for Nicoderm where there's a flight attendant who is trying to quit smoking cold turkey? She keeps flipping out on customers. I think its the funniest commercial, I'd love to see that on a WestJet flight.
Speaking of TV, I'm getting really excited! Tomorrow night there is finally a new episode of House. You can be sure what I'll be doing at 10:00 tomorrow night! And in exactly 2 weeks Heroes starts up again (my new favorite show). I haven't heard anything about Jericho but it should be coming back on soon (hopefully).
Sunday, January 7, 2007
Friday, January 5, 2007
Doctors
After going to yet another doctor's appointment yesterday, I have to say that I dearly miss my doctor in Kelowna. He always made conversation, and I guess in general we had a great doc/patient relationship.
On a completely different note here is a story that will make you lose a little more faith in humanity....http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,241279,00.html. Ok, putting aside the fact that the parents are super psycho, what kind of doctor/surgeon would actually perform procedures like these on a child. Um, yeah, I really don't know what else to say about this.
Now I have to bitch about the owners and patrons of Calgary bars/pubs. So as of Jan 1 a new by-law came into effect banning smoking in public places. I was totally excited as a non-smoker cause I love pub food, but not smelling like an ashtray afterward. Well I guess none of the bars/pubs are going to follow this by-law. Well fine I hope you all get lung cancer! If I was super rich I'd open my own pub where if you lit up a cigarette you get a 10000 volt shock.
On a completely different note here is a story that will make you lose a little more faith in humanity....http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,241279,00.html. Ok, putting aside the fact that the parents are super psycho, what kind of doctor/surgeon would actually perform procedures like these on a child. Um, yeah, I really don't know what else to say about this.
Now I have to bitch about the owners and patrons of Calgary bars/pubs. So as of Jan 1 a new by-law came into effect banning smoking in public places. I was totally excited as a non-smoker cause I love pub food, but not smelling like an ashtray afterward. Well I guess none of the bars/pubs are going to follow this by-law. Well fine I hope you all get lung cancer! If I was super rich I'd open my own pub where if you lit up a cigarette you get a 10000 volt shock.
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Life Lessons
So I've discovered that one can learn little lessons just about anywhere. For instance just the other day I learned that one should never try to stand on one foot in the shower to try and shave the opposite leg if one is 7.5 months pregnant. It could (and almost did) end in disaster. Appearantly my center of gravity is way more out of whack than I thought.
So every time I watch the news I see stupidity at work. They just did a story on idiot drivers (and there are alot of them) that actually text message while driving. Ok, what next, driving with a blindfold and earplugs. Seriously people, technology is NOT at the point where your car does all the driving, you HAVE to pay attention to what you're doing.
So every time I watch the news I see stupidity at work. They just did a story on idiot drivers (and there are alot of them) that actually text message while driving. Ok, what next, driving with a blindfold and earplugs. Seriously people, technology is NOT at the point where your car does all the driving, you HAVE to pay attention to what you're doing.
Monday, January 1, 2007
Seven Years......
Well, here it is, a brand new year and with it brings yet another anniversary for Meio and I. Ahhh...seven years, who knew that a stellar New Years Eve party and plenty of rum and coke would turn into a couple of kids (as well as a most unique relationship)? We brought in the new year by watching Jackass 2. Wow, those guys are f#@*ed. The "bad grandpa" stunt had me in doubled over laughing...actually the whole thing was really funny. I was quite surprised at how quiet it was around here last night, I guess everyone actually goes to bars or big parties to celebrate New Year's (we live in an area of lots of apartments and condos). I hope everyone had a good time doing whatever it is you do for the holidays.
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