May Long

Well, I am back from May Long weekend. It was lots of fun, and I miss it already.

On the way down, my sister and I were in different cars. It was a rather nerve racking trip, as on the double highway, both of these drivers (names omitted to protect the guilty) spent ~45 minutes driving at 180 km/h. I put up with that. Then, on the single highway, the driver my sister was with was doing really risky passes. So, I phoned him up and totally spazzed at him, and he shaped up.

One afternoon we had activities where we split into groups. I was in group 7 and we totally had the most team spirit. Our team cheer was "Give me a 1! One!".... and so on until 7. Our lost call was "coocoo!". We even had a team hanshake which was snazzy. 'Twas awesome.

On the way home we had problems with someone's (names ommitted to protect the innocent) car. It was shaking and clanging all the way. For a period of time, Every two or three minutes it would backfire, and in the car behind we could feel the vibrations of it and see FLAME shoot out the tailpipe. That's right. Flame out the tailpipe. We did manage to limp the car home, where it will be buried.

That's just the highlights, but more fun stuff happened, it's just that I won't explain it cuz most of my readership was either there or won't know who I am talking about.

Some Q's

>1. What time did you get up this morning?: 10ish, as late as I could
>2. Diamonds or pearls?: black pearls are pretty
>3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?: ????
>4. Your favorite TV show(s): That 70s Show (I work during Gilmore Girls.)
>5. What is your middle name?: It is a wierd one, I've never met anyone with it, which is good, cuz lots of people have my first name.
>6. What is your favorite food?: that's a toughy... but I pick lasanga, cuz it combines 3 of my favorite things- noodles, hamburger, and cheese.
>7. What foods do you dislike?: eggplant! It is nasty.
>8. What is your favorite chip flavor?: regular (Yes, I have boring tastes.)
>9. What is your favorite CD at the moment?: one of my Wow Worship mix ones.
>10. What kind of car do you drive?: the gasoline sucking van
>11. What characteristic do you despise?: snobbery and plain meanness
>12. Favorite clothes: pretty dresses
>13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?: to a camp (just got back from one, and I am missing it...)
>14. Favorite brand of clothing?: I go by the individual item, not the designer/brand.
>15. Where would you retire to?: ummm..... I haven't thought about retirement yet..... but we'll say Edmonton or Saskatoon.
>16. Favorite time of the day?: after work
>17. What was your most memorable birthday?: my 18th, had lots of people over
>18. Where were you born?: In a hospital
>19. Favorite sport to watch?: I really don't care, but it is way better to watch with a bunch of people, cuz their enthusiasm is contageous
>22. What fabric detergent do you use?: I don't buy the detergent so I don't know.....
>23. Coke or Pepsi?: neither
>24 Morning person or night owl?: night owl... can I help it if in the morning my comfy, warm bed is the best spot to stay?
>25. What is your shoe size?: about a 7
>26 Do you have any pets?: dog, 3 cats
>27. Any new and exciting news you want to share with family and friends?: May Long was awesome!

Pretty, Pretty....

So the Bargain Shop just opened up in Redwater. My mom and I went on Monday and I spent a bunch of money, some reimbursed for work. Then I went today just to poke around and found a dress. It's a bit unusual, something I wouldn't usually buy, but it made me feel beautiful, so I bought it. It's a sleaveless dress, knee length, and sorta tan and pink colored. It's a summer dress, so I'll wear it to Maryanne's wedding.

I love it when I find pretty dresses like that. Plus, it only cost $14. Isn't that great?

A Rave, Not A Rant, For Once

This monitor is seriously annoying. Everything is way oversized on it. Anyone within 10 feet can read whatever I am working on.

You know what? Diana Gabaldon books (Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, next one out in September) are awesome! It is impossible to classify the kind of book it is- it has mystery, romance, fantasy, drama, historical, and who knows what else- so that you can't fit it to just one genre. It is full of odd little things- bitties of interesting and useless, therefore all the more interesting, information. Characters are believeable, I could go on and on. In other words, if you are looking for a good book to read- try it out.

Not a Quitter....

This is really getting hard to keep up, you guys. I'm not one of those chatty people that can just chat on their blogs. (Like you, Maryanne.) However, I am not a quitter, so...

I have a staff meeting today. I did a bunch of typing for it this afternoon, and discovered that I and one of my coworkers (the one I work with the most, thank goodness) are planning an activity for everybody in a couple weeks. Scary. Of course, at least it isn't just me. That would be terrifying.

After supper I am meeting with one of the students I am tutoring, whose attitude is getting.... lethargic. He's 17, which is plenty old enough to take responsibility for his own learning, and he's not, which is frustrating. I don't have to drive to Smoky Lake on Friday, my client got double booked with a school psychologist. So Friday will be less stress than usual.

I got my wedding invitation to Maryanne and Chris's wedding today. Yay! It turned out, I have that entire weekend off already, and there is a family reunion just outside of Regina that same weekend, too.

I am wearing: My sister's jeans, and a blue buttoneddown blouse, and my fuzzy jacket, cuz it is windy.

I'm resurfacing....

Well, I am finally starting to resurface under the mounds of scholorship papers that were dragging me down. The 4-H ones are in their envenope, ready to be mailed as soon as I leave, the Rutherford one is sent off, and the rest I have a few weeks til they have to be gone. Free money is awesome!

I likely have another couple joblets (clients in my job) on the way. One as a reading tutor to a high school girl, and another 13 year old boy in Gibbons. I have to rearrange my schedule with the boy I tutor, as there is a conflict with someone else in there. Juggling, juggling....

May Long is right around the corner, and none of the Edmonton people have sent off their reservations yet. How can we be this stupid? I must make some calls about that....

I am wearing: my blue jeans with a whole in them (as soon as I buy a new pair of jeans, I'm making these into cutoffs), and a red t-shirt.

Yuck!

It deleted it.....

I MUST stop procrastinating......

I'll do it again later if I have time.....