Sound Off – To Be or Not to Be
Let’s deal with the obvious first shall we.
Yes, it’s friday night.
Yes, I’m sitting at home…with my mom…watching the hockey game…
And yes, doing that and writing in this blog is all I have planned for this evening.
Moving on…
I’ve only recently switched to WordPress and although I like it A LOT more than blogger, there is one thing I miss. And that was being able to redesign/create templates for free.
The free templates here on WordPress are nice, but not really me, so I’m been thinking about adding the custom CCS upgrade.
Problem #1 – $15 a year…what can I say, I’m cheap!
Cue problem #2 – Not to sound cocky but I like to think of myself as, how do I put it, technologically advanced (but only just). That being said, I haven’t had much experience with CCS so when I decided to play around with it a bit tonight…I was so lost.
The second thing I’ve been thinking about is where I want to go in this big blogging world. I’ve always used my blog as a place to put my thoughts into words, even if it was for no one but myself. I have been known to give a candid look into my life which has, at times, backfired…as it seems I have a problem remembering this is posted on the Internet.
Not such a private place.
But I have a lot of fun when I’m in blogging mode! I have never in my life kept a journal or diary or anything of the sort (well, at least nothing that has lasted more than a week) so it’s been really nice to have the last 3 years of my life documented. I don’t like the fact that I have to be surface level to not offend anyone, I like being able to share exactly what’s on my mind. So that’s caused me to think about starting an ‘Anon’ blog. It has it’s appeals, but it’s still limiting. And then people I know won’t be able to read it, which is really the whole point…especially with all the changes coming up…
Anyway, that’s this week’s ‘Sound Off.’ Once again, using this blog to put my random thoughts in writing.
Early Mother’s Day
I was going to wait a couple months and post this for mother’s day which I’ll probably still do. But I’ve spent the last couple of days watching videos by these two guys and can’t keep them to myself any longer.
Introducing BaratsandBereta…
I can see Lance and Chad in that one for sure.
They’re no Flight of the Conchords (who I’m going to see in seattle in May if anyone wants to join the mini road trip, YAY!) but they are quite funny.
Here are my other favs:
Auto Insurance
The Good Word
Holy Crazy Weekend Batman
I was going to update with this quirky entry of my weekend. However, getting very little sleep and moving a 100lb bed set into a full storage space by yourself does not leave one quirky.
Even though my body and I are no longer on speaking terms, I am pretty proud of myself…I think I got a couple new muscles 
When not putting my body through obstacles it is (and this was a sobering revelation) not in shape to do, I spent some time in the hospital. Not for me, but my big brother, Mark. He had emergency brain surgery to remove a cyst. Thankfully, he’s doing really well and should be out of the hospital soon.
I’m going to give a quick rundown of the famdamly, because even I get confused!
In my ‘about me’ section, I mentioned that my dad has a hobby. I have since been corrected by my father. He called me up the other day and told me this:
“I noticed on your blog that you said I have a hobby of getting married and having lots of babies. I’m a little disappointed, don’t you know it’s more of a passion HAHAHA!”
Oh Faja, you slay me with the puns 
Dad’s first marriage was to Pat and they had:
Chris, Mark, and Michelle
Then to Linda and they had:
Angella and Melanie
Then Shona:
ME, Lance (18), Chad (16), and Courtney(14)
Then to the one we shall not mention because I personally can’t say anything about her without the addition of some very colourful language.
And now he’s living with his current girlfriend, who I might as well call his wife, so I will, wife, Gail.
You can read about the last time we were all together here.
So it was my job to keep Ange, Mel and my immediate family updated on all things ‘Mark’ related. Linda was visiting Mel, so I had some conversations with her, and my mom. Then Pat flew from Ontario to see Mark and I had breakfast with her and Gail.
I really just had to sit back and shake my head with disbelief. My family rocks. We might not get along all the time, but when it comes to what’s important…I get to hang out with 4 of my dad’s 5 wives. Good times!
There’s one more thing I want to clear up before I go watch some Friends and have a frozen juice box (I’m not gonna lie, that’s exactly what I’m going to do ) In case you haven’t noticed, I tend to have a very dry and sarcastic humour. And I’m also very blunt and to the point. Sometimes, the fact that I usually write these posts with a smile on my face and have been known to read them over and make myself laugh (did I also mention I’m a nerd?) doesn’t come across very well. So if you don’t get it, I don’t mind a little email asking for a little clarification.
Be happy
my weekend
Saturday
Lance, Chad, and I went to the Imax theatre.
We saw U2:3D on the 5-storey big screen. It takes all the logic and reason in your brain to convince yourself that what you’re looking at are IMAGES, and NOT REAL PEOPLE. I had to stop my hand from reaching out a few times cause it felt like Bono was right there.
While I have always been prepared to sell my soul do almost anything to get to a concert, Lance didn’t care too much before this movie.
After we left, he said that it’s all he wants to do now.
We got to wear sweet glasses too, modelled well by Chad.
Saturday night was spent with a bunch of people at my house in the city. We played poker and watched an amazing hockey game that has restored my faith in the Canucks.
Then Lance saved my life. He called me up on some things he’s been concerned about, so we got to have a good talk and I’ve refocused. It’s best to keep things simple and it’s nice to know people actually care.
Sunday
Courtney came back from Cuba! And just in time too, with Fidel stepping down this morning. Which, I don’t think, is going to make much of a difference anyway…at least not for a while. Anyway, she brought me back some earrings and is letting me borrow a very cute dress she got down there.
We like her.
love…..
I had a pretty mild Valentines. I’m not a big fan of the day and could really care less if someone buys me flowers or chocolates.
That isn’t being said in the always annoying ‘I’m going to tell you I don’t want these things when I actually do’ kinda way.
Where does it say ‘let your yes be yes, and your no be no’?
Oh ya, THE BIBLE
Thunder and lightning bolts…that’s all I’m going to say.
Anyway, flowers die and I only like certain kinds of chocolate and besides that, I don’t want my guy to feel forced to give me something on that one day.
I want him to give me gifts every single day on his own free will.*
All that being said, I do enjoy creative displays of romance. I once got fake flowers because my boyfriend at the time knew how much real flowers dying upset me
I was officially asked to be Marissa’s valentine, but since I didn’t see her all day, and she has a boyfriend….it was just mom and I.
I ate bought her chocolates and picked up pizza made her dinner. Then we sat on the couch watching friends and the hockey game.
It was FANTASTIC
*FYI, that rule doesn’t apply to mandatory gift giving days such as birthdays and Christmas. 
It’s hard for me to breathe
I’m not one to get stressed out so I’m not going to use that term to describe how I’m feeling.
Let’s try…under pressure.
Ok, so I could let the many many things on my mind overwhelm me (which may be the reason I didn’t sleep until 3am last night) or I could do the most logical thing I can think of…
Conspire a plan and make a list to go with it.
Whee!
Add in utilizing Mom to do what she does best (putting on the pressure) and have a sweet kiwi boy who helps in that department (without even trying), and you’ve got one focused Daybe!
So focused, in fact, that I am waiting with anticipation for my next paycheck. Not so I can buy that really cute dress and the hot shoes and drinks and and and I’ve been eyeing for a couple weeks now, but so I can put it all on my DEBT.
Holy…who am I?
random joys
This is news to me…
Flight of the Conchords won a Grammy this year!
I think we should celebrate with a little business time:
planning with Marissa
Marissa – “well how about tomorrow??? you can come over, we (you) can make havarti chicken! we (you) can decorate and we (our boobs) can get free tim hortons!”
Me – “ya, tomorrow works fine….just let me think if there’s a tv show i have to watch….no i dont think there is…perfect!”
little things that make me happy
So I woke up with a wicked cold today. Usually I can handle being sick, but it’s one of those colds that make your body ache. You know…the kind that make it that.much.harder. to get out of bed.
Someone who knows me very well suggested I make a list to feel better, so I did. Feel free to take this as a meme and I’ll tag whoever feels up to it!
little things that make me happy:
- green m+ms
-sunshine/getting a tan
-chocolate milk
-lists
-cuddles and snuggles
-seeing Lance
-watching flight of the conchords
-sleeping
-new socks
-stargazing
-when the canucks win
-my dad’s laugh
-feather beds and big blankets
-travelling and airplane rides
-eating a burger and watching Biggest Loser or America’s next top model
-taking pictures
-embarrassing Courtney
-drinking from a straw
-cinnamon hearts
-conversations with Matt right after he wakes up
-presents
-listening to music that fits my mood
-knowing you’ve made a new friend
-mom’s smile
-pretty snow
-waves
-sunsets
-holding babies
-hanging out with Chad
-girl talks
-making people laugh
-when G,N, and E wake me up in the morning when I visit
-getting comments on my blog…
