Weekend Recap

This weekend was filled to the brim! This is what happened:



- Megan came, Megan conquered (the camera stores on Yonge)
- I almost bought that skirt I've been thinking about buying for months (literally - yes, I'm that lame)
- Tickets for Of Montreal AND Magnolia Electric Co.!!!
- Sickly Mark was the hot date of two hot ladies to Byzantium, where hot tubs and red devils were consumed, along with mussels that didn't make me sick!
- Saw Gurt's new place, complete with pre-ban smoke levels
- Witnessed the application of space-age ticketing technology
- I'm in a mango phase
- Spaaaaahhhhh
- Saw Brokeback, didn't cry
- Sick sick sick
- Old Mill, which was the first formal dinner with both sets of parents (mine and Mark's, not mine and my imaginary set)

And then yesterday, fully recovered, I got into a manic phase and cleaned like I've never cleaned before. Am I finding some sort of motivation in myself again???

Go Potato!

Last night was a double whammy: 24 party (aka: Jaime comes over to watch 24), AND Scrabble: Election Edition. 24 was hilarious, as apparently, the time it takes to get in the car will let terrorists get away - obviously this is the reason that Curtis jumped on the outside of the CTU car and rode killer agent style across the airport. The first lady will also be changing her official name to The I'm-not-crazy-but-I-sure-am-busty Lady.

Nicole killed us at election Scrabble with her bonus points for some election related word. I almost got a scrabble, but there was nowhere on the board that I could play my awesome word (which was hilarity). Next time I think we need drinks.

While I was hoping that Canada wouldn't get a Conservative government, I'm not actually completely dissapointed with last night's outcome. I'm quite pleased that the NDP picked up so many seats, and that the conservatives earned few enough seats that they'll have to play nice with at least one other party in order to stay in power. I'm hoping that means less drastic tax cuts (and thus fewer cuts to social programs), no attacks on the constitution, and some nice compromises. I think I'm a fan of minority governments.

Wierdness of the night: While watching the CBC and seeing my home riding become Conservative, I noticed someone familiar in the background, eating something from a plastic plate. It was my dad, and apparently, Conservatives don't celebrate with cake. They turn to potato salad.

I guess I'm floating

I just foud out about an awesome MP3 blog - I Guess I'm Floating today was the first time I've seen it, and so far it's given me new tracks from The Appleseed Cast, Built to Spill, The Barmitzvah Brothers and Iron & Wine.

woo!

Jack Bauer is the new Batman

There's a new scrappier, livelier replacement for Mark's first iPod (may it rest in peace). This after I wait for over an hour at the apple store only to find out that no, they won't send it in for me - I'll have to do it myself AND it's gonna cost about $40. So I considered Mark's unluckiness with stuff, and decided to go for the apple extended care package which got me one right away.

Welcome, Snowball II.

The other news is that March is Metric Month in Montreal with Megan (girly trip - woohoo!), where we will live it up lady styles.

24 is sucking me in again - it's mm mm good this year. Starting next week, weekly 24 parties at Chez Love Apartment, this is your open invitations for Monady nights!

Crazy Cat Lady

Mark thinks that I should be ashamed of myself for not posting any pictures of Annie on here. I just don't want to be a crazy cat lady. Annie is DAMN cute though:



I got her about four and a half years ago, she was wandering around by the restaurant near the place I was working, and someone brought her in to see if someone would take her. She weighed about as much as a baby bird and looked WAY too young to not be with her mother. I took her in, and by the time I was done for the day, shes bonded wth me enough that when I took her to the vet that night I paid $500 to try and fix all of her problems. She was pretty sick, and I think thats why as soon as she got her adult teeth, they all fell out. But now she's happy, and as loving as she is loved. I can't sit anywhere without her climbing all over me, and she's pretty much the same with everyone else. She honestly makes me feel so happy - there's nothing on earth that can lift me out of bad moods as quickly or consistently as her. There Mark - happy now?

I got addicted to Questionable Content, a webcomic about indie rock kids in love, and I read all 500+ of them in three days. Here's an example (the artwork gets wayyyy better later on):



Deerhoof wha?

an update, in 5 photos or less.

We had a debate, and then a taste test to settle whether pop tarts or toaster struedels were better. Nostalgia indicated pop tarts as the clear winner, unitl bite one of the toaster strudel. They really do rule the school. It helps that I drew little icing hearts on them.



I skiied! I really did! This is me in the enchanted forest, which is for children, but scares the bejeebus out of me due to trees and stuff.




I look way to happy to have just unwrapped a toolbox. But don't worry, I'm also going to get a manicure.



Dinner at the CN tower must always be followed by lying on plate glass 912386496 feet above ground.



This is Frank, I'm proud of him.