Asking for flowers

Kathleen Edwards is one of my fave chick singers.
"It's complicated, technically I'm certified, a walking declaration, of everything I couldn't get right"

the story of my life

I'm so mad and pissed off right now. so here we go!
I found this video tonight by accident but I love Social Distortion and it reminds me of being young and having fun. You know, when life was honest and easy going.
I'm still honest and easy going. But life isn't. So fuck it.
I was willing to live life sincerely, but I've become hardened to the realities of it all. I had an "I dont give a fuck" attitude in high school, which I grew up to realise wasn't appropriate for a woman, but now that I'm a woman, I realise it's the only attitude to have, otherwise you will be stomped all over like I was when I was 15 and in a Mosh Pit.
Life is brutal, not fun, challenging and unrewarding for the most part.

So I can't embed this video, lame.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuKOc_Mpumc

Ya, i t's been a while!

It's probably going to be another while....

I lost my...everything for the moment.
No desire.
No goals.
No dreams.
No stuff.

I'm having a hard time just keeping up with the daily mundane.
Until then, keep rockin, keep living and keep it real.

My Finest Hour!

"oh, we are who we are, whatever the others say"

Ok, so I had planned to start and finish "my finest hour about a year ago"
Basically it was to feature all of my super good friends, in their "finest hour"
Well, obviously I failed miserably since, I think, I only featured one friend, Amanda.

Let me say, I mean "Finest Hour" sarcastically. So I will continue, to embarass my friends, a year later.

Let me present Haley, in HER "My Finest Hour."

Let's clear the record here, I LOVE HALEY! She has been my bff since hmm, I was about 16 years old. Sheesh, Haley, that's a super long time! She is sweet, funny as hell, the best listener, GORGEOUS AS FUCK, creative, and just a ton of wicked.
Here she is.

I have added a feature, a song that makes me think of them, and although there are quite a few that I could present at this time, I won't cause it's a little tough for me. So after really thinking about it, I came up with this song...

Free - the Martinis




Ya, s he's a dick, a nd makes t shirts with her face on them! pashaw!



She pokes Moose in the ass. Gross!


I tried to sell her once, on teh community board. FAIL, cause I was askin too much!



I wasn't askin much, sheesh!


She runs like a friggin champ!


She takes a ferry and noone wants to go with her! (cept me, obvioiusly)


She wears her underwear on the outside


Uh and then theres that time!!!!


Cute face? :)


A face only I could love???? naw!



She's kinda like Robin Hood, but hot!


Alright, well here's the real "Hales Hales tough as Nails!"



Drop-Dead_Mutha-Fuckin-Gorgeous, Folks. My BFF, Haley!

OH P.S, did I forget to mention this part?

DISCLAIMER: Once you click on this blog, you have signed your soul away, and therefore, your nasty, awesome, not so flattering pictures away. (hee hee) The people featured on "My finest hour" are my favourite peeps ever, they rock my world, I think they are attractive, funny, awesome friends, have great SENSE OF HUMOURS, and are the best people ever. SO THERE. That means they can't get pissed at me for posting, weird, gross, nasty, fucked, bad, horrible, skanky, disgusting pictures of them. HA!

Oh, Ps again, I'm sorry Haley, I really do love you, that's why I also posted some super cute pics of you. Just so peeps wouldn't think you were a total freak. HA!


STAY TUNED: For the next "Finest Hour" Featuring "Ceremony - the Kate Suppa Story", t his will take longer to create, since a ton of her finest hours are still on as I like to call them "physical pictures".

Banff, Bitches!

I went to Banff on Saturday with Nick, my aunt and her friend. The weather was perfect and the sky couldn't be a brighter shade of blue. Here are some pictures, taken with my iphone camera, I have to say, it takes pretty fantastic pictures!

UGH!
So I haven't updated in ages! Well not ages but a while.
It always goes like this:

Erin: "I'm totally going to blog more often" (saying this to myself of course)
Reality: I stop blogging because my life is pretty boring and I don't have much to share.

BUT this time folks, I do.

Since my last update, I got a job. Here's the details in point form.

Positive stuff:

• I work for a company that used to be part of an oil and gas company but broke off, created a new company that went into the chemical manufacturing business.
• I can walk to work (and do) in 22 minutes
• The office has approx 90 people
• I make exactly $10,000/year MORE than I did at this time last year
• I have killer benefits and investment opportunities
• Everyone seems really nice
• Laid back office environment
• I managed to negotiate 2 days off during my first month of work
• I will now have the money to have an amazing summer and hopefully leave the country before 2010, need to get a passport first though
• I have something to do with my time....I guess!
  

The negatives, which aren't really all that negative:

• I do the exact same thing I did 6 years ago, which is kind of a step back, but financially it's a step up so that's all that matters to me at this point
• I am, once again probably the youngest person in the office, which means no friendship opportunities, (a girl needs friends, people!)
  
• I will be working during the summer (I was wishing to be off for the summer, cause I haven't had a summer off since I was 16
• I have to wake up at 6:15, to be at work for 8:00am, and I don't get off til 5:00pm
  

I'm ugly and I don't know why!

I was walking home from school one day,
when I saw Danny, standing there,
I tried to show him, my dirty underwear,
he showed me his, but nothing could compare,
then he said "you're ugly, what the fuck gave birth to you",
you're ugly, and I bet your mom is too,
you're ugly, man what's with that doo,
you're ugly, because, you're ugly!

This song just popped into my head, it's from way back in my Hike-School days, as I was pouring my coffee with soy chocolate milk.

Ya, I know, sounds douchy, kind of like ordering at Starbucks, but that's all I have right now in the form of dairy or dairy wanna be products and I AIN'T going out lookin like this. Normally I don't care what I look like if I just need to run out quickly and get something from the store. But today, that's just my excuse for being lazy. Cause in reality, my hair looks fantastic and I haven't even brushed it yet.

On another note, I am waiting to potentially get a job offer either tomorrow or Monday, which I guess good cause it's a job, but I have a really friggin wicked interview with a science organization within the University of Calgary. The job sounds great, exciting, challenging, loads of responsibilities and I would have 4-6 people working under me. ooo lala, bitches!

All I want for Christmas is......THIS!

As all of my friends know, I am a huge fan of everything retro! Which is why I am so excited about this grill I found on anthropologie.com. It is the most fantastic thing I have seen in a long time. Although I have a wicked, full size bbq already, I can't help but want this one just cause it's the shit, you hear me, it is the cats freakin meow.

Hmm, I wonder if any of my friends are in need of a tabletop bbq? I could buy it for them and be forever jelous, but hey, at least someone I know could have it, and love it forever and ever, Amen.



Here are the deets:
Retromodern Mini Grill
Perfectly proportioned for small parties on small patios, this futuristic throwback charms with a fresh green color scheme and just enough room for a few briquettes and a pair of patties.
Stainless steel
Hand wash
15.75"H, 12" diameter
Imported
style #973261

CAD112.32

Uh, OOPS?

Ya, so I haven't blogged in a while. I have nothing to say, no funny clips to share, I'm just one big ball of blah lately. I have no job, no job offers, nothing to look forward to or get me excited about life right now.

You know when your life is going really well, and you're accomplishing goals and setting new ones and really looking forward to the years to come? Ya well I lost all of that, it kinda fell apart when I got laid off in Feb. I have been set back, and it's been a struggle to keep a smile on my face and joy in my voice.

I've never been unemployed, since I started working 10 years ago, NEVER, not even for a week, and quite frankly I don't know what the fuck to do with myself. I know this all sounds really dramatic, but it's how I feel.

My boyfriend keeps talking about moving back to Toronto, and it sounds like a good idea sometimes, cause at least I would have my friends there to keep me company. I'd feel like I was quitting though. (Also, I want to move to Vancouver next, city with the ocean, fuck ya) Ok, I just thought of a funny video I could post, you know, to make up for my fucking complaining. Sorry.

Ya, I know it's offensive and I'm an immature loser for finding it funny, but I can't help it.

Fuckin' Beerfest!!!

Tonight was Beerfest at the Stampede grounds. Sampling various beers from Canada, with a focus on the west of course. I was glad they had my top 3 fave beers from Ontario, Mill Street, Creemore and Steemwhistle! wooo! But I tried a few awesome beers. Of course now I can't remember the names....one was from Scotland, it was an ale with a hint of coriander. YA I know, weird huh, coriander, but it was fantastic. Also tried a coupla beers from Washington state that are my new faves...Fish Tale - winterale, and Fish Tale EXTRA stout. I'm a sucker for a wicked Stout and this one was super good, and the ale, well that's a whole other story, I don't know what it was about it but it had this great taste, almost fruity, and fruity is gross, it was this nice sweet but not sweet taste. Ya I'm totally not a beer taster, I can't describe SHIT, but it was the best beer ever.

Here are a few pics from BEERFEST - Calgary.


Here's me at the beginning of Beerfest, enjoying my first beer, which is the above mentioned Fish Tale Extra Stout!


And here's me at the end of Beerfest, EEEEEEEEEEEEK!
K, it's not really me at the end, there's much messier hair and prolly drool on my face and beer mustaches, but whatev's, just dig it, ok?

*I got there at the very beginning, 4:00pm, it wasn't busy, and I was at the totally quiet end in this pic, the rest of it was full of people. Just wanted to clear up, that I don't live in the sticks....honest. There's a million people in this city, I swear!

The most beautiful place on earth!

I live an hour drive from a town called Banff, in the Rocky mountains. It is the most beautiful place I've ever been, the views are breathtaking no matter where you are. Here are some examples....

Nick standing next to the Bow river, in Banff.

View of the town from the top of Sulphur Mountain.

View of Banff and other mountains from the top of Sulphur Mountain.

Me, standing on the street with a mountain behind me.

Nick and I standing on top of Sulphur Mountain, look at the freakin' view!

He should have seen it coming!

I mean, come on. That's a pretty bold move, after only being together for 3 months!
Best part? The cat playing piano. Cute.

What?!?

So, I didn't get the job. They hired someone "more experienced". I have like 6 years experience doing this shit. It's not like it's some senior position or anything, hell, I was even willing to take an $8000/year pay cut.
We now interupt this blog post for a brief adult temper tantrum.

Shit fuck hell damn shit fuck shit, fuck.
Shit for brains
Asshole
Dickweed
Low life
You're a mother fucker and I hate you
Fuck shit hell damn shit fuck
fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you!
"I've been so mad lately" - Butt Trumpet



I don't feel any better.

WTF is Scotch Broth?

I was reading this chicks blog last week (I swear to god every sentence I say these days starts with those 8 words) I'm pathetic. I need a life. My own life. Anyways, she was talking about being in Canada at the moment and some of her observations about Canada and Canadians. She heard about this soup we eat called scotch broth, so she decided to try some.

Ok, I consider myself to be pretty friggin Canadian, like not redneck Canadian, but I'm a bit of a hoser. I drink beer, I say EH? I have seen the Hip, I spent a huge part of my life living in the east coast as well as Kingston, Ottawa and Toronto. I've been to the Arctic, I swim in ice cold ocean water, and enjoy it, (I have no choice the Atlantic is freezing) I like hockey, I occasionally get drunk and play hockey on an outdoor rink in the wintertime, I teach skating, I enjoy fishing, camping, I look forward to may two four, I have a sense of humour, I'm a good neighbour, and the list goes on.

BUT, I've never heard of this scotch broth stuff. Maybe I'm just ignorant and I've never noticed the stuff at the store before. But to think of Scotch Broth as a quirky Canadian thing? I think not. Well this post sounded way funnier in my head. I am one of those peeps that doesn't have a way with words, I wish I did.

Anyways, teh point of this post was basically to say, it's funny what we assume when we are in different cities, Provinces, States and Countries. You might see something that is different than what you're used to and automatically we think it is somehow representative of wherever you happen to be. I mean some things are, for sure, but not everything. It's funny how we do that.

BTW, this can of soup cost me $2.09, where I'm from (Toronto) a can of soup like this should not cost much more than $1.09. Food is expensive in Alberta. Have you ever paid $4.99/lb for red peppers? Ya, I have.


If you look back a few posts, you will see my post about having way too many coffee cups, ya I know I call them coffee cups rather than coffee mugs, so what? I was making coffee this morning and took a picture of it, cause I just wanted to show someone, anyone (other than my boyfriend cause he doesn't get it) how cute my kitty mug is. Also the orange coffee can in the pic is awesome. And ya, I mailed it over 2000km's across the country so that I could scoop my coffee out of it every morning. What can I say, I'm a simple girl, with simple pleasures.

Oh, ps, I bought a can of scotch broth, I had to check this shit out for myself.

Unfortunately Erin

I came across THIS blog tonight and was reading a post about googling the word unfortunately then your name. So I did it, and it's pretty funny what comes up. Here's what happens when I googled unfortunately Erin.

- Unfortunately, Erin parades around the bedroom wearing only a bra and an unbuttoned shirt.
(I do not)

- Unfortunately Erin's early bedtime of 6pm did not allow her to attend any of the formal dinners held in her honour.
(There were dinners held in my honour? Why wasn't I invited? It's the early bedtime huh?)

- Unfortunately, Erin will, but for all of the wrong reasons.
(Can't argue with that)

- Unfortunately Erin Esurance Just Misssed the Cut.
(Apparently)

- Unfortunately Erin's won't be around long unless they lower their prices. Few people are willing to pay $9 for a sandwich for lunch.
(Ya but what was Subway thinking when they decided to charge $18.00 for a lobster sub?)

- Unfortunately, Erin won't be pointing at her boobs in the video game.
(Friggin right I will)

- Unfortunately, Erin's bag did not make it from New York to Virginia.
(You mean Toronto to Nunavut?)

- Unfortunately, Erin, I know nothing about the two entities you mention.
(That's what she said)

Unemployment blues

I've been waiting all week to hear about a job that I really want. I'm not sure if I actually want it, or if I just want it because I really think I can get it. I was told I should hear back today. No phone call.

I'm kind of bummed because it is the only interview I've had in a month, after sending out tons of resumes and by tons I mean about 45 this month. I'm not an idiot, I have a lot of experience, so what's up? I have been unemployed for over 2 months now, which is just messed up. I haven't been unemployed since I started working over 10 years ago. I haven't reached the "what's wrong with me" stage yet, but god damn, I think it's coming.

Oh ya, my boyfriend got a promotion yesterday. Awesome!

Calling all tattoos?

I love tattoos.
I love how creative and original people want to be when they get a tattoo.
I love the stories, the memories, the art and beauty that goes into every tattoo.

Do you have any tattoos?
What are they?
Where are they?
Why did you get them?
Please feel free to send pictures to my email address. Perhaps if I get enough, I can do a blog post about everyones tattoo and story...
Here are mine!

This is a vegvisir, a Nordic compass. It means "direction sign" or "see the way". It was used by vikings to prevent them from getting lost when they went out to sea, or to battle. It's magic :) Todays interpretation is more about not losing yourself, or always knowing who you are. It's on my back, just below my neck. I got itat Lucky 13 Tattoos on Bloor St. W in Toronto, in 2007 with my best friend Erinne.

This tattoo says I carry my joy, it's from a Bjork song "Who is it". I just loved the lyrics, "carry my joy on the left, carry my pain on the right...." I went through hundreds of fonts and found this one, I really like it. As you can tell, this tattoo is on the inside of my left wrist, I got it done at Lucky 13 Tattoos on Bloor St. W in Toronto, 2006 on a whim.

A few days later, I went out and got the second tattoo, I walked around with bandages on my wrists, I got some strange looks from the gals I taught skating with in the dressing room. "uh are you ok Erin?" I'm like ok everyone, before I get any questions or comments, I got tattoos on my wrists! NO I'm not suicidal. Also done at Lucky 13 tattoos on Bloor St. W in Toronto in 2006

The one I'm so glad I can hide the easiest. My love for tattoos started when I was in grade 10. So by the time I was 16 I had convinced my mother to let me get one. What did I get? This retarded sun. People, what you think is awesome at the age of 16, you might not think is awesome at the age of 29. But whatev's, it's super easy to hide, and it makes me laugh whenever I see it. I've been trying to think of something to cover it up with for years...but I'm still unsure. Eventually I will figure it out. I think I totally want a half sleeve, but maybe I won't want it anymore in 10 years, decisions decisions. This tattoo is on my upper arm, I got it done in Oromocto, New Brusnwick at Red Lion Tattoos, in er, 1996.

Rather than drinking another pot of coffee, I present to you.....THIS!

okay so these are the rules- respond and rework! answer the questions on your blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, add one more question of your own. tag five other un-tagged people.

what is your current obsession? Finding a job and doing something great before I turn 30.

what are you wearing now? Black capris and a burgundy top.

do you nap a lot? Never, I can only sleep at night.

what is on your desk? a pen and a notepad, incase I get a call about an interview.

what would you like to learn to do? Be in control of my life, so I can make a lot of money. So then I can travel and do whatever I want. always.

what’s for dinner? We're having a Mexican night tonight, hopefully to celebrate some good news!

what was the last thing you bought? Diet Pepsi, cause I'm going through a crazy pop phase right now.

what is your favorite weather? Warm sunny days, the Calgary summer heat is fantastic, I'll take dry heat over Toronto's humidity anyday!

what is on your bedside table dressing table? I don't have one yet :(

what is your most challenging goal right now? Being the best I can be

do you have a blog you read daily even when there are no updates? Yeah, Cuteoverload.com or some friends blogs.

what would you like to have in your hands right now? An offer of employment

Best concert ever? Bjork!!!!!

what languages can you speak? English, French

what language(s) do you want to be able to speak? Spanish, Icelandic

what's one thing you're looking forward to? Making some friends and having a social life this summer.

what websites you visit constantly during the day? icanhascheezburger.com, cuteoverload.com, hotmail, eztv.it, 100hitz.com

If you could only listen to one artist for the rest of your life who would it be? The Beatles

+Any regrets? Not finishing college the first time I went, and Serious boyfriend #2, what was I thinking?

Tagging, anyone who feels like doing this. You know you want to!

Holy coffee cups batman!

After moving over 2000 km's across the country, I found myself in a new apartment, with 2 suitcases and 2 small boxes of my personal belongings. (plus boyfriend & 2 cats, according to some girls they might list boyfriends and cats as their personal belongings, but not I, cause I'm all respectful like that.

Anyways, we had to buy everything for our apartment, a bed, furniture, accessories, stuff, tupperware (gotta have tupperware) pots & pans, dishes, etc. So we find a set of dishes that we like which comes with 4 of everything, including 4 mugs which should totally be enough for 2 people right? (We have a dishwasher too, so being too lazy to wash dishes is not an excuse that will come outta my mouth). So this morning, I go to grab a mug out of the cupboard and realise that I have like 12 mugs now. Why the fuck does that always happen. Maybe I'm the only person this happens to, but I always end up with a crazy collection of mugs, I have a mug from the 2 jobs I have had so far here in Calgary, I brought my I heart Montreal mug just cause I do! We've got a mug from where NP works, uh, a really cute cat mug that I had to have, a tall starbucks mug....there are a couple more.

Why do I feel the need to buy or bring new mugs home. Does this happen to anyone else, or am I a weirdo mug freak?


p.s. Yea, that's my cuteoverload.com calendar in the background, you jelous?

Armageddon!

You have to listen to THIS! I'm not laughing......ok I'm laughing a lot. This is just so gross and funny!

Found an interesting blog today, it's very entertaining.
Check it.
http://supercuteprotesters.blogspot.com/

Holy Fuck.

I turn 30 this year. It just hit me last night. That's so fucked. I feel like I should do something wicked before my birthday, but without a job and some cash, that just can't happen. Maybe my big thing will be getting a great job....

Shout out out out out!

This band is awesome, they're from Edmonton, Alberta. Saw them in Montreal and in Toronto. Best stage performance, so much fun! DANCE!!!

Top 10 fave albums, ever.

In no particular order, that's too hard!

Breath from Another - Esthero
Costello Music - the Fratellis
Portishead - Portishead
Vespertine - Bjork
Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
Best of Bowie - David Bowie
The White Album - The Beatles
Some cities - Doves
Failer - Kathleen Edwards
Galore - The Cure

Oh, so you wanna see my cats, huh? Part 2

This is Gibson, a.k.a. Gibby, Gibbathon, Giberoo, Gib-o-saurus-rex, Hobby, Hobbins, Gibs, F.D.W.T.H. (Feline Diabeties Waiting To Happen).

Ugh, she's going through my stuff!

Check out this posishe!

Oh, so you wanna see my cats, huh?

This is Mazzy, a.k.a. The Mazzanator, Mazzytron, Mazz-ma-tazz, Mazerific, Clockwork Mazz, Jazzy Mazzy, Mazzy moo Tazzy, Spazzy Mazzy, Mazzerific, Mazzletov, Mazzy McSpazzy, and so on and so forth.


What's that? You'd like a close up of that shit? Sure!

Life's little surprises!

This morning when I woke up, I checked my bank account to make sure I have enough to cover rent, which is coming up in a few days, and I magically find a $56.00 deposit from the Government. Thank you Government, you have now given me a bit of cash to get me by until my EI kicks in, if it ever does....oh and thank you Government, for making me wait over 4 weeks and counting to potentially get EI benefits that I have paid into for 10 years and never claimed....Give me my money, biatch!

I know what I'll do today!

Woman Mauled by Polar Bear

Source: AOL.com

Posted: 04/13/09 8:05AM

(April 11) - A woman stunned onlookers by jumping into a polar bear enclosure at a zoo Friday, suffering serious injuries after one of the four bears inside attacked her.

Zookeepers at the Berlin Zoo fought off the attacking bear from outside the enclosure as they pulled the German woman, 32, to safety, Britain’s Daily Telegraph reported. The woman, who jumped into a moat in the enclosure, suffered serious bites to her arms and legs. In December, a man who jumped into the same enclosure also survived after zookeepers baited the polar bears away with beef. It was not clear why the woman jumped into the area.

HEY People!!!! Polar Bears are nasty animals, they look cute, fuzzy and adorable, but they are one of the only animals who will hunt a human, and if they find you, they will kill you, or should I say mutilate, then kill you. Why on earth would you jump into an enclosure with 4 of them? Apparently some dude did the same thing last year. What's up with these Germans?

I just wanted to say...

That I love this band, and song.

Dammit Panthera!

So Haley sent me a link to "how bizarre" by OMC on Youtube, I cant post the video cause it doesnt allow embeding. So funny. WHich reminds me that my buddy Dave had sent me a funny link last week. So SO funny!



Bevis and Butthead will always be funny!

Employment stats.

Or should I say, Un-employment Stats.

Jobs I have applied for: 77
Interviews: 4
Offers: 0

I'm losin the game here. I have to add, that about 45 of those jobs I applied for in April, and most of them don't close til May 1st-ish. So there's hope.
I never thought it would be this tough to find a job, I had 4 offers during the first month, when I moved here in August.

In other news, I feel confident saying that the Flames have won their past 2 games, not because I checked the scores, but because the amount of screaming, yelling, honking and woohooing I have heard outside my apartment from the pubs on 17th Ave.

Time for an Emergency Broadcast!

Er, I mean Cat Cast.



And what does Charles Manson think about Caturday?

Thriller a la Lego!

JUST AWESOME



I'm sure most of you will get bored pretty quickly, a nd what you really want to see are the Zombie lego men dancing in rows so skip ahead to the 8 minute 15 second mark to get your fix. The whole thing is worth watching though. The amount of work that was put into making this video is amazing.

This is why I love teh 80's so much!

Major Tom (Earth Below) - Peter Schilling

K, check out the wicked yellow jumpsuit the guitar player is wearing. Love teh synchronized head nods and stuff. This is probably my favorite 80's song, well the english version. I thought I would post teh German version for a twist.

p.s. is that fuckin' E.T at the end?

Postsecret

If you haven`t been reading Postsecret for years, there`s no time like the present!

Postcardsfromyourmomma!

This sounds like my mom and I.

Dolphins are the new Ninjas, they now fight Pirates!

In other news, check THIS out!
Dolphins blocking a Pirate ship, now that`s a first.

Sophie Tucker, the dog.

The castaway dog who swam SIX miles through shark-infested waters, then survived FOUR months on a desert island

By Richard Shears

When Jan Griffith's beloved dog, Sophie Tucker fell overboard from her family's yacht she feared her pet had drowned. But Sophie Tucker, a grey and black cattle dog, wasn't going to give up that easily. The determined pet swam six miles through ferocious shark-infested seas to an island, where she survived for more than four months by hunting wild goats for food.

Sophie Tucker fell overboard in rough seas and swam through shark infested waters to safety. The extraordinary story of the castaway hound emerged today when Miss Griffith was reunited with her beloved pet. 'I thought I'd never see her again, but she's proved to be a dog who can really look after herself,' said Miss Griffith.

Sophie Tucker, named after the American vaudeville comedian, fell overboard from the family's yacht when they ran into bad weather off the Queensland coastal town of Mackay. Miss Griffith and her friends searched the area, putting their own lives at risk in the rough seas, but there was no sign of Sophie Tucker.

Unknown to them, the dog swam towards remote St Bees Island, a quiet volcanic strip of land fringed with reefs. Sophie Tucker swam six miles to reach St. Bees Island.
On land there are rainforests and dense grasslands where koalas and wild goats live.
A handful of people living on the island reported seeing a dog running around, but assumed it was a feral animal.

When the bodies of several young goats were found, locals contacted wildlife rangers and word of a dog on the island reached the ears of Miss Griffith and her family. 'We wondered whether it could be Sophie Tucker but thought 'No way'. 'She would have had to have swum through five miles of sea to get there and then work out how to survive. 'It just couldn't be her, we decided, but when we were told the dog had been caught and they were bringing it to the mainland we thought we should have a look.'

They waited at the marina as the rangers' boat came in - and there in the cage was a grey and black dog. 'We called her name and she went crazy - whimpering and banging on the cage, so they let her out and she ran over to us and almost knocked us over with excitement,' Miss Griffiths said. 'She's settled in well back at home now. I think she's appreciating the air conditioning.'

Locals said it was astonishing that Sophie Tucker had not been attacked by sharks. Even though she was lost inside the Great Barrier Reef, which tends to keep sharks away from the coast, tiger sharks and hammerheads do swim through the coral - and dogs are at particular risk. 'The smell of a wet dog is irresistible to a shark,' said a fisherman. 'You don't often hear of dogs surviving if they decide to go for a bit of a swim. Even a big fish will have a go at their legs.

'So for this dog to swim for five miles or so, and then swim a bit between islands, is incredible. She's a very lucky animal.'

How cute is this story Erinne?

Daft Hands

I totally love his video. If you haven't seen i, just give it like 30 seconds to get going. Awesome. Why didn't I think of that?
Dammit, brain.

This is why you're fat!

Funniest, most disgusting blog ever.

www.thisiswhyyourefat.com

A few things....

1. Ok, So battlestar Gallactica ended last week, I thought the ending was pretty good. There are a few unresolved issues, that should have been resolved or explained, ie. Starbuck. But all in all, I liked it.

2. I went to see Watchmen last night, way too long, dragged out like crazy There were a few things I liked about it, but on the whole I thought it was borderline moonbatty and lacked a good plot.

3. I worked a temp position at a homeless shelter last week, in the office. Gave me something to do while I am unemployed, and a bit of extra cash too.

4. Somehow I have more money being unemployed than I did while I was working.

5. I have an interview on Tuesday, only my second interview in a month, jobs are slow.

6. Rob is funny, see www.bobesmash.blogspot.com

7. Here's my new-ish hair cut (ya I got it like a month ago)

Battlestar Gallactica meets the Office

Since I have nothing interesting to write about, I will just post a couple of amusing youtube clips. In honour of the final episode of Battlestar Gallactica tonight, ever, here are the opening credits for both shows, except they did a little theme song switch-eroo! I love it!

Par Example

Some are lakes - Land of Talk
I friggin love this band, from Montreal.



Another? Sure.



Mariella - Kate Nash.
Not the real video, but cute

I got really cool glasses yesterday, but let's talk about music instead.

Ok so there's a website called http://www.100hitz.com/ that I discovered about 2 years ago. This is the only way I've been able to keep up with new awesome music. The indie station is wicked. Most songs are totally up my alley, and I have discovered many of my favorite new bands/artists.
I also dig the 90's alternative station, you know, the good old days, when music was good :)
There are like 8 other stations, but I haven't checked any of them out.

The only thing you might not like, is that every 10 songs or so, there's a short commercial. It's alright though cause sometimes it's for a movie, or hilarious condom commercials!

oh, p.s. you can skip songs that you don't like.

Guess I'm doing fine.

There's a blue bird at my window
I can't hear the songs he sings
All the jewels in heaven
They don't look the same to me

I just wade the tides that turned
Till I learn to leave the past behind

It's only lies that I'm living
It's only tears that I'm crying
It's only you that I'm losing
Guess I'm doing fine

All the battlements are empty
And the moon is laying low
Yellow roses in the graveyard
Have no time to watch them grow

Now I bade a friend farewell
I can do whatever pleases me

It's only lies that I'm living
It's only tears that I'm crying
It's only you that I'm losing
Guess I'm doing fine

Press my face up to the window
To see how warm it is inside
See the things that I've been missing
Missing all this time

It's only lies that I'm living
It's only tears that I'm crying
It's only you that I'm losing

Beck

I'm on a boat, bitch!

Since I've got nothing to write about, watch this!

It's not that I think the Beetis is funny......

I love how he looks at a list and says "I know who has Dia-beetis"
Funny!

Love this Video

Pumpkin Soup - Kate Nash

Kate Nash is way too effin cute!

Shit, fuck, hell, damn, shit, fuck, shit! FUCK!

I was told last wednesday that I was being laid off. My last day was yesterday. LAME!
Company restructuring. Sucks ass.
I've been feeling pretty bummed, so yesterday I went and got a wicked hair cut.
Today I went and got my nails done, (acrylic fakies) I have no idea why, I can't type or text with them. But the chick who did htem told me I now look high maintenance, ya cause that was the look I was going for. "Make me look like a total C**T please!

Anyways, I feel a bit better now cause I look pretty-ish.
So now I have to start the job hunt. There's nothing more I hate in the universe, than job hunting.
Everything about it; fixing the resume, searching for job postings, personalizing the resume for each job, getting the phone calls, returning phone calls, going to interviews, trying to be on my best behaviour, and so on and so forth. blah.

Anyone wanna give me a job? Or a whole wack of cash?
You let me know.

WTF?

Man nailed for smoking in car
But cop watches as 15-year-old passenger lights up
By PETE FISHER, SUN MEDIA

Cop predicts people will 'snap' under new smoking law

PORT HOPE -- A Port Hope man is the second person in Ontario charged under a new law that prohibits smoking in vehicles carrying children.
And while the 20-year-old man was waiting to be issued his ticket after being pulled over yesterday, his 15-year-old female passenger got out of the vehicle and lit up a cigarette.
Port Hope Police Const. Tammie Hartford said she could only watch in frustration as the 15-year-old smoked.
"She was the reason why I pulled the vehicle over," she said. "She was under the age (of 16)."
Under provincial law, it's only illegal to sell or supply cigarettes to anyone under the age of 19, but there's no law prohibiting a person under 19 from smoking.
Hartford noticed the vehicle travelling on Victoria St. N.
There were four people in the vehicle and she said she recognized one as being under the age of 16.
Hartford said she saw the driver smoking and watched him flick the ashes out twice before pulling the car over.
Under the new Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act 2008, which came into effect on Jan. 21, smoking is prohibited in a motor vehicle with persons under the age of 16.
The fine, a provincial offence, carries a $125 ticket, plus court costs that drive the total up to $155. If a person fights the fine in court and loses, the fine can jump to $250.
The new rules are part of an effort to protect children from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke.
Two weeks ago, a 53-year-old Kingston man was the first person in the province to be charged.
Officers were stopping vehicles at a roadside spot check in Napanee looking for drunk drivers when they discovered a man smoking with a child in the rear seat.



Although I agree that people shouldn't smoke in the car when a child is present, I don't agree that the government and the police have the right to get involved. This is madness.

Love, it does a body good!

"What do you know about love?"

"It's in the dictionary between labia and lust."

So I`m walking to starbucks for a London Fog tea latte Sunday morning, and I come across this car in the alley behind my apartment building. Yes, they are rose petals. Cute!

The quote is from a brithish show called Gimme Gimme Gimme, it`s super funny!

Step by step - Circa 1990

When I was 10 years old, I was obsessed with the New Kids on the Block, not unlike every other 10 year old girl. What did I do about it, you ask? Well I made up a dance routine with 4 of my friends and performed at our school's lip sync competition, duh? Our neighbour volunteered to do our makeup and tease our hair like crazy....
We practiced everyday, in my backyard with my mom's help. She played the music and rewound the tape every time we had to start over, due to some kind of screw up or we were done and wanted to start again. I have this shit on video, but it's at my parents place, on VHS.
So for now, you will have to settle for a picture.

Check it, and no, I'm NOT ashamed.

I want these pillows! BIG TIME!

Last post of the day, maybe. I totally want these. Guys, they ARE PILLOWS! How cool is that?

http://www.theoriginalsushipillow.com/