My coworker Chris came back from Las Vegas last week in which he won an all expense paid trip to compete in the Help Desk Institute International competition. Nothing like staying at the Mandalay Bay for a week and getting paid for it too! I'm so proud of Chris as he's the winner for Canadian division and is also a coworker. Part of his presentation on what he learned at the conference included a video of the "Evolution of Dance" in which the original performer was at the conference. :-) So cool. I'm not sure if any of you've seen this yet but it's HILARIOUS and inspiring! Click on the link below and see for yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
seek the peak
Well - it's summer and time to kick off our Grouse Grind 2007 season. Rav and I hit the trail today. Haven't hiked this since last summer so we were weary about how well we'd do. Our goal was to just complete the hike and not worry about time, etc.
This is our 3rd year doing the Grind and I have to commend us on not complaining. Sure - there were moments when I questioned what in the world made me think that hiking on a day that is 26 degrees outside is a smart idea. :-) So we silently grumbled to ourselves and carried on. Each of us encouraged the other to keep going. We took MANY water breaks, leaned against trees and let other hikers pass us by. there was much chit chat on the way up as this is a social activity for Rav and I. We're not the types to leave the other person behind in pursuit of a "decent" time. I was surprised to see the amount of snow still on the trail. Made some parts very wet and slippery. :-) Ah..bad day to wear white shorts.
We emerged from the top still breathing normally, chatting about work and checked our watches. 1 hour 30 mins - not too bad for the first attempt. :-) Hiking Grouse is only fun when it's social - and since Rav and I are both executives of the Social Club - we have much to discuss. In the early days we use to have a large following of coworkers. Over the years people dropped off and lost interest in the weekly hikes. Rav likes to try to convince me to join numerous things as once. He's got the enthusiam to jump on any bandwagon that comes his way. Only problem is that he's notorious for jumping off the bandwagon on a whim. I kept trying to convince him that buying a pass would be a waste of money. He doesn't think so. I happy to hear that Shannon is hiking the Grind now so maybe I'll join her on one of the morning ventures (when it's cool out and not many people are on the mountain).
This is our 3rd year doing the Grind and I have to commend us on not complaining. Sure - there were moments when I questioned what in the world made me think that hiking on a day that is 26 degrees outside is a smart idea. :-) So we silently grumbled to ourselves and carried on. Each of us encouraged the other to keep going. We took MANY water breaks, leaned against trees and let other hikers pass us by. there was much chit chat on the way up as this is a social activity for Rav and I. We're not the types to leave the other person behind in pursuit of a "decent" time. I was surprised to see the amount of snow still on the trail. Made some parts very wet and slippery. :-) Ah..bad day to wear white shorts.
We emerged from the top still breathing normally, chatting about work and checked our watches. 1 hour 30 mins - not too bad for the first attempt. :-) Hiking Grouse is only fun when it's social - and since Rav and I are both executives of the Social Club - we have much to discuss. In the early days we use to have a large following of coworkers. Over the years people dropped off and lost interest in the weekly hikes. Rav likes to try to convince me to join numerous things as once. He's got the enthusiam to jump on any bandwagon that comes his way. Only problem is that he's notorious for jumping off the bandwagon on a whim. I kept trying to convince him that buying a pass would be a waste of money. He doesn't think so. I happy to hear that Shannon is hiking the Grind now so maybe I'll join her on one of the morning ventures (when it's cool out and not many people are on the mountain).
Sunday, May 27, 2007
dim sum time
Today I had dim sum with the girls. it wonderful seeing everyone again and being able to talk to them. It's been a couple of months since we've gotten together to catch up on our lives. We went to our usual place at Metrotown. Tanya, Shannon, Tracey, Nicole, Charlene, Josie, Mary, Brandon and I showed up for this round. I'm not use to ordering by a ticker-card and ending up ordering WAY too much food. It got to the point where the plates were being stacked on top of each other because there was no room at the table. Mental note: let someone else order next time. :-)
After dim sum some of us strolled around the mall to work off some of the food. We went to look at make up, clothes, etc. Kenny came by and joined us for some shopping so that was good. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the next outing. Maybe we'll change it up a bit and do something other than dim sum. :-)
After dim sum some of us strolled around the mall to work off some of the food. We went to look at make up, clothes, etc. Kenny came by and joined us for some shopping so that was good. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the next outing. Maybe we'll change it up a bit and do something other than dim sum. :-)
Saturday, May 26, 2007
dress shopping
Went dress shopping with my mom today. We're looking for something nice to wear to KA's wedding. The wedding is a month away. Can't believe how fast time is flying by!
So for 6 hours I drove from Coquitlam to Metrotown then to Richmond and then finally back to Metrotown. After numerous dress shops and road rage experiences, mom decides that she didn't see anything "interesting". I nearly shook my head. Being the chauffeur - I lost interest in trying on clothes once we were in Richmond. Goodness - how can anyone drive around in that city without getting road rage?! We witness 2 close-calls for pedestrians being hit by cars backing up in parking lots. Not to mention Number 3 Road is a nightmare. :-) I feel for Chicky as he has to work in that area. Hahaha...
Tonight Chicky and I are going to see Pirates of the Caribbean with The Kids (Carol, Minh, Betty, Hanif, KA and Mike). It's going to be a super long line up but we have strategy. :-) My family has no qualms about sneaking outside food in. We're not so fond of having over priced Burger King meals at the theatre. The movie should be good. So many summer blockbusters coming out. :-) You can bet that Chicky and I will be there for each of their opening nights!
So for 6 hours I drove from Coquitlam to Metrotown then to Richmond and then finally back to Metrotown. After numerous dress shops and road rage experiences, mom decides that she didn't see anything "interesting". I nearly shook my head. Being the chauffeur - I lost interest in trying on clothes once we were in Richmond. Goodness - how can anyone drive around in that city without getting road rage?! We witness 2 close-calls for pedestrians being hit by cars backing up in parking lots. Not to mention Number 3 Road is a nightmare. :-) I feel for Chicky as he has to work in that area. Hahaha...
Tonight Chicky and I are going to see Pirates of the Caribbean with The Kids (Carol, Minh, Betty, Hanif, KA and Mike). It's going to be a super long line up but we have strategy. :-) My family has no qualms about sneaking outside food in. We're not so fond of having over priced Burger King meals at the theatre. The movie should be good. So many summer blockbusters coming out. :-) You can bet that Chicky and I will be there for each of their opening nights!
social butterfly
On Friday I had the Social Club's Annual General Meeting. It was a fun event. We had a buffet dinner and dance at this banquet hall close to work. The meeting is pretty official as it's where we introduce the new Board of Executives to the membership. :-) I'm happy to say that there has been a big turn over and that the people who weren't excited about the Club have finally left. The new faces will be an asset as many of the people we recruited have particular skill sets that we desire (hence why we went after some of them!). Hahhaa...I think I can pitch the "join the executive" speech pretty well by now.
I'm looking forward to the 2007/2008 term as "secretary" for the club. Being actively involved in it has opened doors for networking and building on my leadership and organizational skills. :-) I find that I'm quite social and don't have much hesitation when it comes to making a fool of myself infront of large crowds. As you can guess...no one wanted to be the first on the dance floor so the executive turned to me to "get the party started". My feet were tired from wearing stillettos and running around all night making sure that the food was filled up, that the bartender wasn't over charging us, etc. So I laughed, slurped down some wine (liquid courage) and went to the dance floor by myself. Danced a bit then went around the room and pulled strangers to the floor. Eventually I had the whole floor filled. The rest of the night was pretty much like that - walked around the room, asked people to dance and wouldn't allow them to say no to me. Most were good sports about it. Haahaaa...I think people laughed at one point where I was walking across the room with a clipboard (looking for the head waitress to clear up our bill) when a swing song blasted on the speaker. :-) I couldn't resist! So I slauntered onto the dance floor and did my little swing number (alone) and with no shoes on (I had to take off my shoes hours earlier as my feet were killing me). Some old lady thought I was funny so she came onto the floor and twisted with me. The 2 of us danced by ourselves till others joined. I had a blast because the music was from MY era (which is oldies and disco stuff). I could sing to every song so it made it even more fun! Ah...the party ended at midnight and it was just the DJ and I getting our stuff and saying good night to the staff. I was pooped and pumped after 6 hours of dancing. I love Abba music and swing music. I got home and had an urge to watch "So you think you can dance?"
I'm looking forward to the 2007/2008 term as "secretary" for the club. Being actively involved in it has opened doors for networking and building on my leadership and organizational skills. :-) I find that I'm quite social and don't have much hesitation when it comes to making a fool of myself infront of large crowds. As you can guess...no one wanted to be the first on the dance floor so the executive turned to me to "get the party started". My feet were tired from wearing stillettos and running around all night making sure that the food was filled up, that the bartender wasn't over charging us, etc. So I laughed, slurped down some wine (liquid courage) and went to the dance floor by myself. Danced a bit then went around the room and pulled strangers to the floor. Eventually I had the whole floor filled. The rest of the night was pretty much like that - walked around the room, asked people to dance and wouldn't allow them to say no to me. Most were good sports about it. Haahaaa...I think people laughed at one point where I was walking across the room with a clipboard (looking for the head waitress to clear up our bill) when a swing song blasted on the speaker. :-) I couldn't resist! So I slauntered onto the dance floor and did my little swing number (alone) and with no shoes on (I had to take off my shoes hours earlier as my feet were killing me). Some old lady thought I was funny so she came onto the floor and twisted with me. The 2 of us danced by ourselves till others joined. I had a blast because the music was from MY era (which is oldies and disco stuff). I could sing to every song so it made it even more fun! Ah...the party ended at midnight and it was just the DJ and I getting our stuff and saying good night to the staff. I was pooped and pumped after 6 hours of dancing. I love Abba music and swing music. I got home and had an urge to watch "So you think you can dance?"
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
additions to 2008
Congratulations to Nick and Lisa who just got engaged. Nick is Chicky's roommate and has been with Lisa for many years. We're very happy for them. :-) More weddings to attend in 2008!
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Nathan is a month old
Nathan is a month old now. How does time fly! We went to his one month party at Chicky's parents clubhouse. Chicky's parents sold their house so we won't have the clubhouse to entertain in much longer.
I've loaded some pictures from the party to the photo album.
Friday, May 18, 2007
pineapple express
There weren't many people at work today so we had a little fun. It was hawaiian shirt friday. People dressed up in some brightly colored clothing and we celebrated our own ray of sunshine on the cloudy day.
After work I went out to Ambleside Park with Ian and Mike. Mike is a photography enthusiast while Ian just bought a digital SLR. It was cloudy and windy so we didn't stay very long. We saw MANY cute dogs in the park and Mike took some pictures of them. There was one dog owner who was a cute girl that wanted to give her email to us as she wanted copies of the pictures we took of her puppy. Hmmm...great way to meet girls in the park?! Take note boys...you don't need a puppy to attract girls. Just get a camera and take pictures of their dog. Of course it's probably easier to go in a group - that way you don't look like the crazy stalker type. I've put the pictures in my album under May 18th.
After work I went out to Ambleside Park with Ian and Mike. Mike is a photography enthusiast while Ian just bought a digital SLR. It was cloudy and windy so we didn't stay very long. We saw MANY cute dogs in the park and Mike took some pictures of them. There was one dog owner who was a cute girl that wanted to give her email to us as she wanted copies of the pictures we took of her puppy. Hmmm...great way to meet girls in the park?! Take note boys...you don't need a puppy to attract girls. Just get a camera and take pictures of their dog. Of course it's probably easier to go in a group - that way you don't look like the crazy stalker type. I've put the pictures in my album under May 18th.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
not pizza again!!!
This afternoon I attended a seminar on team building hosted by the Help Desk Institute of BC. Title of the seminar? "Not Pizza Again!!! Having Fun with Your Team". As always I'm very pleased to have the opportunity to attend such seminars that are centered around this topic as it's dear to my corporate-heart. :-) I think my manager doesn't mind giving me the afternoon off for this type of seminar because I am actively involved in the social clubs. Beats going to tech seminars! The speaker was great and had interesting ideas on how to mold your team towards functionality. I quite enjoyed the ex cerises (such as drawing a giraffe at the start of the seminar). Hopefully we'll be able to incorporate these ideas into future events or integrate them into the subculture. I was quite pleased that our departmental social club had already accomplished many of the goals and on a corporate social club level we were pretty organized. I met other team leads and discovered that many support centers suffer from the same issues on stress, morale and attrition that we did.
At the end of the day I had a smile on my face and was pumped full of Gung Ho energy. Now to bring that same level of energy and enthusiasm back into the office to conquer those skeptics that stand in my way! I'll even try out some of the games we learned on you guys one day! :-) They make good party games.
Monday, May 14, 2007
Happy Mother's Day!
Sunday afternoon we celebrated Mother's Day with Chicky's family at Kirin Restaurant. Had some dim sum and enjoyed the company of Brandan and Nathan. I haven't seen Nathan since the hospital. He's growing up so quickly! Took a few new pics of him for my web album. His one-month party is this weekend so time is sure flying by!
In the evening my family and Betty's family had a Mother's Day bbq. My family LOVES to bbq and even though the weather was cloudy and gusty - it didn't stop them from standing outside next to the grill. Plus it's easier than trying to get a table for 15 people at any restaurant. It's so fun having a big family - get togethers are so loud and obnoxious. We had some great food, played with Nyah, painted nails, ate some more and played some poker. It was nice to have the whole family relaxing and doing their own things. We're all looking forward to the summer bbq season and are already scoping out potential sites for us to spend our weekends at. I think Cultus Lake will remain a family favorite though. Lots of great memories there and it's so convenient.
After dinner the women centered around the kitchen and did some manicures and pedicures. Betty painted her mom's nails and Carol's nails. I wasn't really interested in painting my nails as they always get chipped at work. Nyah is such a cutie and growing up very quickly too. She's very strong and wants to sit up at 3 months - we think she might be teething too! Hanif told us that he wants to pierce her ears. We all said to wait till she's at least 6 months old. She's at the age where she's starting to be interactive so it's fun to play with her and watch her react to us. I've loaded new pics of her to the album as well. Everyone was here till nearly 1am and I got barely any sleep as I had to work EARLY today. I think it was eating cake and dessert so late at night - we were still on a sugar kick. Only Angelina had to go to bed early as she has school the next day. Oh boy was I tired after having like 3 hours of sleep last night! Time for bed now!
In the evening my family and Betty's family had a Mother's Day bbq. My family LOVES to bbq and even though the weather was cloudy and gusty - it didn't stop them from standing outside next to the grill. Plus it's easier than trying to get a table for 15 people at any restaurant. It's so fun having a big family - get togethers are so loud and obnoxious. We had some great food, played with Nyah, painted nails, ate some more and played some poker. It was nice to have the whole family relaxing and doing their own things. We're all looking forward to the summer bbq season and are already scoping out potential sites for us to spend our weekends at. I think Cultus Lake will remain a family favorite though. Lots of great memories there and it's so convenient.After dinner the women centered around the kitchen and did some manicures and pedicures. Betty painted her mom's nails and Carol's nails. I wasn't really interested in painting my nails as they always get chipped at work. Nyah is such a cutie and growing up very quickly too. She's very strong and wants to sit up at 3 months - we think she might be teething too! Hanif told us that he wants to pierce her ears. We all said to wait till she's at least 6 months old. She's at the age where she's starting to be interactive so it's fun to play with her and watch her react to us. I've loaded new pics of her to the album as well. Everyone was here till nearly 1am and I got barely any sleep as I had to work EARLY today. I think it was eating cake and dessert so late at night - we were still on a sugar kick. Only Angelina had to go to bed early as she has school the next day. Oh boy was I tired after having like 3 hours of sleep last night! Time for bed now!
Saturday, May 12, 2007
bump - set - spike!
Today I played in a volleyball tournament with some coworkers at the Harry Gerome sports complex in Burnaby (the white dome on Barnet Hwy). The tournament was hosted by some other coworkers and is an event that the Social Club participates in. This is my second year playing and I suck just the same. It's a very casual event - which equates to people just showing up to play. The skill levels range from a couple of players that are international v-ball players to those that have never played before. Our team fell in the middle (or closer to the bottom) of the skill scale. Normally we like to have (social club) "executive member" participation at all events, so that means going to things that we normally wouldn't go to.
The game was from 9am - 3pm with an hour lunch in between. We weren't able to find that many girls to sub in this year (I think those that played last year had no interest in coming back this year). So Robyn and I groaned at the thought of having to play 6 hours straight. Luckily one of the guys brought his girlfriend and she sub in for us. Rules dictated that there has to be 2 girls on the court at all times. :-) Lets just say we're the weakest link in our team. We showed great sportmanship though. Many teams slaughtered us and we went from playing on the blue courts to being sent to the courts on the outside of the main arena. :-) At one point I took a spike in the face. Pro: I reacted fast enough to turn my head slightly and not get it straight in the face. Con: I thought my face had caved in and was crying opening from the shock and pain. That's right - pain over came any feelings of hesitation or dignity for not crying in public. The good thing was that the spike came off of one of our blocker's finger tips so it wasn't at FULL speed. Ah...silly me...thought for sure that it was blocked. In any event the guy who did it felt totally bad as everyone rushed over to see if I had broken my nose, etc. I tried to croak out an "I'm OK" but couldn't really get past the gasps and tears. Lol...I'm a wimp but it BURNED like hell and I couldn't open one eye. As I sat on the bench with my ice pack on my face, I wondered if I would have a black eye for Mother's Day. How lovely that would have been. On the bright side though...the other team felt bad so they restrained from spiking and resorted to tipping (which is equally hard to defend against). I sat out the rest of the game but was back on the court for the next round. Can't say I'm not a trooper!
We were happy to have played against really good players though as it was cool how they did some of their moves and many of them astonished me with their vertical reach (for shorter people). I'm quite impressed with those players that can rush forward for a power spike and at the last second turn their arm and send the ball cross court to the other side. :-) We anticipate cross court spikes but are always surprised by tips or ones where they change the direction of ball as they hit it. I think I'll let Chicky play the competitive volleyball. I'm alright with messing around with beach v-ball with friends.
Here we are watching the top 2 teams in the tournament battling it out. Their teams consisted mostly of league players. I'm proud to say that one of my coworkers in my department plays on this team. He's like 5'2 but can jump straight up (in dress shoes and work clothes) and reach a bit over a foot more than his height. He attributes it to isometric training. It was great watching those games (the teams on the blue courts) as the score is so much closer and the games are more intense. We had time to kill in between games because the really good teams would play 2 games against us in like 10-15 minutes. Kill us swiftly instead of dragging out the pain. Oh well...more time to watch and recuperate between games.
The game was from 9am - 3pm with an hour lunch in between. We weren't able to find that many girls to sub in this year (I think those that played last year had no interest in coming back this year). So Robyn and I groaned at the thought of having to play 6 hours straight. Luckily one of the guys brought his girlfriend and she sub in for us. Rules dictated that there has to be 2 girls on the court at all times. :-) Lets just say we're the weakest link in our team. We showed great sportmanship though. Many teams slaughtered us and we went from playing on the blue courts to being sent to the courts on the outside of the main arena. :-) At one point I took a spike in the face. Pro: I reacted fast enough to turn my head slightly and not get it straight in the face. Con: I thought my face had caved in and was crying opening from the shock and pain. That's right - pain over came any feelings of hesitation or dignity for not crying in public. The good thing was that the spike came off of one of our blocker's finger tips so it wasn't at FULL speed. Ah...silly me...thought for sure that it was blocked. In any event the guy who did it felt totally bad as everyone rushed over to see if I had broken my nose, etc. I tried to croak out an "I'm OK" but couldn't really get past the gasps and tears. Lol...I'm a wimp but it BURNED like hell and I couldn't open one eye. As I sat on the bench with my ice pack on my face, I wondered if I would have a black eye for Mother's Day. How lovely that would have been. On the bright side though...the other team felt bad so they restrained from spiking and resorted to tipping (which is equally hard to defend against). I sat out the rest of the game but was back on the court for the next round. Can't say I'm not a trooper!
We were happy to have played against really good players though as it was cool how they did some of their moves and many of them astonished me with their vertical reach (for shorter people). I'm quite impressed with those players that can rush forward for a power spike and at the last second turn their arm and send the ball cross court to the other side. :-) We anticipate cross court spikes but are always surprised by tips or ones where they change the direction of ball as they hit it. I think I'll let Chicky play the competitive volleyball. I'm alright with messing around with beach v-ball with friends.
Here we are watching the top 2 teams in the tournament battling it out. Their teams consisted mostly of league players. I'm proud to say that one of my coworkers in my department plays on this team. He's like 5'2 but can jump straight up (in dress shoes and work clothes) and reach a bit over a foot more than his height. He attributes it to isometric training. It was great watching those games (the teams on the blue courts) as the score is so much closer and the games are more intense. We had time to kill in between games because the really good teams would play 2 games against us in like 10-15 minutes. Kill us swiftly instead of dragging out the pain. Oh well...more time to watch and recuperate between games.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
radical expressions
"log 8 in base 2 is 3...cause 2 cubed is 8 you see..."
(only Tanya will find this funny)
(only Tanya will find this funny)
Tonight was the first day of class. It's been a long day. I left the house at 5:45am enroute to work (normal time) and didn't come back home till 10pm (after school). Business mathematics...hmm...what can I say...boring content! :-) I groaned to myself when the instructor walked in as I recognized her cheery "good evening everyone" sing-song-voice. I've had her before - she's flaky. She didn't get the response that she wanted so we had to practice saying "good evening" to her until she felt that we were "enthusiastic" enough. Thus begins the first hour of introductions. We went over the usual course schedule, plagiarism rules and exam schedule. To make things interesting - she decides that in order to help us understand if we should be in her class or not - she wants to "pretest" us. She does realize that this course is a prerequisite for all Business students - so they have no choice about attendance.
Yikes...I didn't bring a calculator. She pipes in that it's multiple choice and that you shouldn't need a calculator. I shake my head and wonder how I'd do at multiple-guess. Don't get me wrong - Laurel is a good teacher but she's more suited for the elementary school level. She speaks to us as if we're kids - and some of us in the class were - but there are still others (like myself) who are probably as old (if not older) than she is. Trying to stay positive I turn to the exam and blink a couple of times. :-) It's an array of algebra, trig and calculus questions. No calculator needed eh?! I couldn't do it - had to pull out my cell phone and try to fumble with the calculator on it. Argh those tiny keys are so annoying when you're in a rush. In the end I didn't do to badly and scored high enough to not have to question my mathematical abilities.
Later on in the night when the memories of trig equations set to bible songs started flowing from my memories - I enjoyed the class and remembered that at one time (long time ago in a galaxy far far away) I actually LOVED math and even took it up to division 3 courses at SFU. I even met some of my now long-time friends through math/calculus courses at SFU. :-) How far I've wandered away from math and the sciences to end up back where I started.
On another note - I ran into Anna on the way out of class tonight. She was one of the students renting from us. Both Anna and Crystal moved out at the end of April. So the suite downstairs is empty. It's weird not having them around and the basement is so scary now! The house is too big and empty during the day and when the family is out. At least there will always be Muimui around to make noise.
Yikes...I didn't bring a calculator. She pipes in that it's multiple choice and that you shouldn't need a calculator. I shake my head and wonder how I'd do at multiple-guess. Don't get me wrong - Laurel is a good teacher but she's more suited for the elementary school level. She speaks to us as if we're kids - and some of us in the class were - but there are still others (like myself) who are probably as old (if not older) than she is. Trying to stay positive I turn to the exam and blink a couple of times. :-) It's an array of algebra, trig and calculus questions. No calculator needed eh?! I couldn't do it - had to pull out my cell phone and try to fumble with the calculator on it. Argh those tiny keys are so annoying when you're in a rush. In the end I didn't do to badly and scored high enough to not have to question my mathematical abilities.
Later on in the night when the memories of trig equations set to bible songs started flowing from my memories - I enjoyed the class and remembered that at one time (long time ago in a galaxy far far away) I actually LOVED math and even took it up to division 3 courses at SFU. I even met some of my now long-time friends through math/calculus courses at SFU. :-) How far I've wandered away from math and the sciences to end up back where I started.
On another note - I ran into Anna on the way out of class tonight. She was one of the students renting from us. Both Anna and Crystal moved out at the end of April. So the suite downstairs is empty. It's weird not having them around and the basement is so scary now! The house is too big and empty during the day and when the family is out. At least there will always be Muimui around to make noise.
Sunday, May 06, 2007
chicago
Yesterday afternoon Chicky took me to see Chicago (the musical). It was playing at the The Centre. He was really sweet and surprised me with the tickets Friday night. :-) A late birthday present.We had lunch at Tan Popo on Denman before going over the theatre. I really like musicals, plays, etc so that was a sweet surprise. I thought the musical was good and with each scene, I couldn't help but remember the movie that came out of this play. :-) After 3 hours of song and dance, both Chicky and I were tired. Chicky has strep throat so he's been on drugs for a week now and I had another long week of sleep deprivation. It was quite a feat for him to stay conscious throughout the musical. After the play we headed back to his place. I passed out for 3 hours then woke up to find out it was dark. Chicky wanted to watch Spiderman so we went to the theatre to try to catch a late showing. Only one left was an 11:15pm show. So late! But we saw it anyways. Chicky had to work on Sunday so he must have been tired. Spiderman 3 was a disappointment - maybe there was so much hype about it that I expected more. Oh well...there's still the "summer block busters" like Transformers to look forward to!
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
another face
So I've joined yet another online network (FaceBook). I said I'd stay away but succumbed to peer pressure. :-) Actually - I partly joined because Shannon intrigued me with the idea and because Kinisky posts all his images to this site. I like to look at what friends are taking pictures of. Now that I've got a profile created, I'm starting to peruse the other features on the site. I went to check out the various groups that my FaceBook buddies have joined. Some are serious while others are just for fun. Tanya belongs to the "It's called a BunnyHug and always will be!!!" group. After seeing some pictures and reading some of the discussions - it warmed my heart to know that prairie folk are still weird as ever. Ah - I miss seeing blue skies, fields of wheat, meteor showers, Northern Lights and tornado funnels. :-) Well...not necessarily the tornadoes...
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