Friendship is like peeing your pants...

Cottage Season Begins!

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:08:49 GMT

Woo Hoo!!!
Finally, it's time to start going back to the cottage. And man do I ever need it.
Winter and life was crazy this year. Several hundreds of centimeters of snow and an un-expected move. I need a break. The cottage allows me to forget what ever it is I left behind in the city. No internet, no cable, no phone. Complete peace. Does it get any better? Laying in the sun with a beer in hand. Peace.

So I booked this afternoon off from work. Then I'm going home packing up MY dog and my stuff and heading out!!

Have a nice weekend everyone.

Writer's Block: Happy (Wednesday) Friday

Wed, 07 May 2008 17:27:44 GMT

What are you most looking forward to this weekend?

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Going to the cottage for the first time of the season.
Getting away from the city and it's crazy reality.
When we go to the cottage we forget everything we left behind in the city.
No phones.
No TV.
No Drama.
Just relaxation...
And Oreo likes it too.
(:

It's Friday!!

Fri, 02 May 2008 15:58:14 GMT

Yay! Finally I might acctually get to enjoy this weekend.
I haven't enjoy a weekend in a long time.
Painting, moving, more painting, preparing for the house inspection...
This, well deserved one, is for ME.
And I'm looking forward to it.

Oh, What a feeling!!

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:28:16 GMT

Lately my life has been crazy buzy and drama filled and it seemed that it just wasn't going to stop. But now things seem to all be falling in to place...I hope it stays that way for a while. We're finally done with the old house. Inspection went well, I think, lol. I'm glad to be out of there...

I've also found myself realising that some people around me have not been treating me the way I should be treated. And I finally, after 25 years of exsistance and spending the majority of those years with my mouth shut, I've decided to put my foot down and put a stop to this recuring behaviour. I will no longer be walked all over and used. It's quite the load off my shoulders.

There's still a couple things I have to deal with but I have to do things one at time...In time everything will be in it's place.

Life is good.
Michelle

SVU - Undercover

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:19:20 GMT

Man oh man!!
What a great episode!! Here's a few things that marked/scarred me:
I could not stand that young girl but she had every right to be angry;
Fin cut his hair! (Looks good but for some reason I couldn't get over it);
The shower scene looked akward/uncomfortable for Olivia;
That C.O. grabbing Olivia's ass *I* wanted to kick his ass;
Table/Face *smack* (I cringed!);
Now the basement scene...just thinking about it, I get emotional. That was defintely difficult for me to watch. I kept screaming for Fin to come and save her. I had a pillow over my face for most of it. Right up until she socked him in the face. GO LIV! Then she runs away only to be found again. *fuck*
She gets beaten up. (cringe again) :(
Him shoving is crotch in her face was another tough scene to watch. I spent most of that scene crying and screaming at the TV. (Stellar performance by Mariska. Defintely Emmy worthy...) That must have been difficult to film. oy What an actress!!
The scene with Melinda was another great one. Where she asked Olivia if she was raped...pause/tears..."It's the closest I ever come."
MAN!!! I'm just stunned by how great this episode was. I will watch it again soon because I missed stuff while my head was under the pillow.
*sigh*

Moving Sucks.

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:54:15 GMT

Seriously everything about moving really stinks especially the circumstances which obligated us to move. But I guess that's life for you. All I know is that I can't wait for all of it to be over. Painting, packing, address changing. Double oy! Stressful.
I really hate painting and I can promise you that the new place will not get and ounce of paint on any of the walls. Fuck that shit. I'm the one who has to cover it all up afterwwards. Blue, Red, Orange and Brown are NOT easy colors to cover...what were we thinking?!

Eventhough everything seems to be filled with choas and drama (lots of it) these days, I'm sure it will all work it's self out in the end...right?

Melissa Etheridge in Ottawa!

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:12:11 GMT

Melissa Etheridge is coming back to Ottawa in July!!!
Such great news; I'm super excited.
This will be my 3rd Melissa Etheridge concert and certainly NOT my last.
:) :D
Getting my tickets tomorrow!!! Wo0t, WOot!!

Monday

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:08:11 GMT

What a busy weekend I just had.
I decided to take Friday off from work because I could. Spent the morning shopping at Wal Mart and other places. When we got home Chris and I decided it was a good oppertunity to attack the choas, which was our basement. God did it ever go well. Eleven trip to the garbage bin later the basement looks amazing. You should have seen it before. Friday night we deserved a nice yummy meal so we wentout for dinner with my family. Boy was the beer good that night it. After we went home and watched some SVU. (duh!) I was exhausted and went to bed pretty early...especially for a Friday.

Saturday was another productive day. I cleaned the entire house while Chris went through some more of her stuff from the basement. We did another 7 trips to the garbage bin. Some from her room ans some from mine. We're on a roll. She cooked us a nice meal and then we watched more SVU.

Sunday was not as productive. Woke up at 10am. Chris and I did breakfast and another trip to wal mart, where a bought a new bathing suit. (our new place has a pool! lol) In the afternoon she went to her pbrothers house and I stayed home and chilled.

Later in the afternoon I found my self quite bored and browsing facebook where I stumbled upon "his" profile. I stared at it deciding what I should do...I messaged him...I've not quite decided if it was a good or bad thing. It was like my brain was saying NO but my heart was saying YES. I pressed SEND...I just said "hi, how are you?" for short. I wasn't expecting him to message me back but he did. And then not long after he messaged me on MSN. It was nice to talk to him but at the same time I feel like I miss him all over again. HE was so nice and caring when we chatted...like he always was. I miss him so much. I've never felt like this...Happy and sad at the same time. He said the reason he didn't contact me was because he was afraid I didn't want to talk to him...And there I was thinking he didn't want to talk to me...We're so damn alike.......One day at a time I guess.

Mims
My birthday is in 18 days. :)

Update 27 Feb 08

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:14:32 GMT

Man, I really don't post on my LJ very often huh? Oddly enough I'm here like 10 times per day. I have no idea what my last entry was but I'll give you an update as to was has been and what is going in my life.

7 Months ago I met a guy. We (? I) fell in love and things were great...so I thought. Out of the blue he decided that we should be "friends" and breaks up with me. He said that maybe we just need some time to ourselves and see what happends. Well it's been a month now and I haven't heard a single word from him...Says a lot huh? Not even a "Hey how are you doing?" NOTHING. Moving on...I got an iPod Touch out of it! LOL

Winter is really starting to drain me mentally. It's cloudy and snowy all the time and I just can't handle it anymore. I'm tired of shoveling & freezing. I'm tired of wearing layers of clothing or carrying a scarf, a tuque and mitts everywhere I go. I'm tired of having to start my car 10 minutes in advance in order for it to be warm and thawed out before I leave. I'm just TIRED.

Chris and I are moving out of the Townhouse. We found a really nice 2 bedroom appartment on Brittany Dr. It's much smaller than our current place, so we'll have to do a lot of Purging. We're getting our appartment April 1st but the lease at the house isn't over until April 31st. So that give us one month to move. *thumbs up* Oh! and pets are allowed.

I'm still very much addicted to SVU. (if not worse) Mom got me a really nice SVU sweater for Christmas and I freaking love it. In case some of you might not already know; I *would* go gay for Mariska Hargitay. The writer's strike has been very very loong and painful for me. Especially right after I watched the last episode of what I thought was Season 9. Good news is that SVU is coming back April 15th...48 Days to go!! Chris is also get quite addicted to the show. We started watching it from the begining of the Series. It's fun!! Season 6 is coming in the mail April 1st. :)

That's all I got for now.
I'm going to try and post more often.
This feels good. lol

MimsY!

Morning Coffee

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:04:41 GMT

The stupidity of some people never ceases to amaze me.
Every morning (at work) Dan and I go to the kitchen and get a coffee; and this morning the kitchen was pretty packed with people. 4 or 5. It's a tiny area so we decided to move out of the way and wait until they were done. After everyone got their coffee and left, Don and I walk back only to notice there was no more coffee. Not a single on of them was smart enough to make a new pot...how hard is it really?? OH! But that's not IT...We proceed to making another pot and wait there until it's ready. Take about 2 or 3 minutes MAX. While we're standing there waiting a man walks in with his coffee cup and proceeds to grab a cup of coffee when it's not even ready yet. He couldn't wait 1 more minute instead of making a mess...Don almost lost it on him. By the time the man finished putting cream and sugar in his cup, the coffee was ready. I just don't get it...

Winter

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:53:40 GMT

There's not much good about it...Winter.

Hello all! I haven't posted here in ages, as a matter of fact neither have any of you! Mel? Kathy? Are you still in the Livejournal world? I will now be using my journal to vent. I do it because it feels great.

Three weeks now. It's been snowing pretty much constantly for 3 weeks. And I must say that I am completely sick and tired of it. OK I get I'm from Canada and I should be used to it...but this is getting rediculous. Three weeks now. We had what, one day of sunshine? Enough already. I have acctually told people I work with to stop talking about the weather around me because it gets me moody. We rencently got 15 inches of the white shit on top ofthe 15 inches that was already there. And we had more of it since then. My sanity is rapidly disapearing.

I work in Gatineau and because my building does not have any available parking, I park about a 10 minute walk away. The city of Gatineau is either trying to save money or they are just too damn lazy. Now we are forced to walk ON a busy street and hope that we don't get hit by a bus or a car...

Now to make matters worse and make me hate winter even more, water is now coming in to my bedroom. Fabulous. Enough already.

Writer's Block: Current Favorites

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:04:16 GMT

Tell us your current favorite: book, movie, CD, video game.

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BOOK: A Million Little Pieces
MOVIE: Ocean's Eleven
CD: Pearl Jam - Rearview Mirror
VIDEO GAME: Mario Bros. 3

SVU

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:37:13 GMT

Name (or nickname): Michelle, Mims, Mimsy, Mi, Mimi
Age (optional): Tenty Four
Sex: Female
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
SVU RELATED
Favorite character: Olivia Benson
Favorite pairing (if any):Elliot and Olivia...is there anyone else?
Least favorite character: Dean Porter/Dani Beck (they both should die!)
Least favorite pairing: Elliot/Kathy (That baby should die!)
Favorite episode: Fault & Burned
Least favorite episode: None SVU related ones
NON-SVU RELATED
Other fandoms: Who's the Boss? + The Nanny
Other pairings: Tony/Angela Max/Fran
Music: Pear Jam, Blue Rodeo, John Fogerty/CCR...
Movies: Way too many to mention.
Books: A Million Little Pieces
Do you write/read fanfiction? Reading. I <3 Angst and Smut! lol I suck at writting.
Do you have any graphics/other journals other than your personal one? Nope.
Three facts about yourself: Funky, Happy and Funny

Cops have good memories...

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:22:18 GMT

A few weeks ago, on my way home from the gym, I got pulled over by a Cop on Bathgate St. First off I would like to say that I usually avoid using that street because there's a shitload of stops and cops. But that day I had to use it because I was dropping off my friend Annie home and she lives off of Bathgate...Now, that day I apparently "rolled" my stop and when I looked to the left, as I was driving off, there was the lovely blue and white car. I stopped by the side of the road and this big, black Police officer walked up to my car. I was surprisingly not nervous even though it was my first time pulled over. He goes through the whole routine, telling me why he pulled me over and asked for my license and registration. When he came back from checking my papers, he said that he wasn't going to give me a ticket (thank god) because 1. It would be a 110$ fine 2.I would lose 3 demerit points (eek!) and 3. because I only have my G2, my insurance would go up. So I thanked him and sped off (just kidding!).

Now my story isn't over...
A couple weeks later, (last week) I was driving down Blair Rd (A road parallel to Bathgate but with LESS stops) and I was stop at the Red light at the corner of Montreal Rd and Blair Rd. waiting to turn left. Windows down because of the heat. I look to my right and there is a cop car and damnit it was the same cop. So I look ahead thinking he wont recognize me...HA! Coming from his car I hear "Hey! I know you!" I turn and face him and there he is laughing. I start laughing too. "How are you officer?" "Good and yourself?" "I'm fine thank you." I pause and then say "Oh! and I do my stops now." He started laughing. "That's good." The light was about to change so he said "Have a nice day Ma'am." "Thanks, you too." And we both drive off...

Writer's Block: Celebrity Hits & Misses

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:39:27 GMT

Who's your current favorite celebrity? Which celebrity do you never want to see again?

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Who's your current favorite celebrity? MARISKA HARGITAY

Which celebrity do you never want to see again? BRITNEY SPEARS

Bordum = Survey Time!

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:32:30 GMT

Name: MICHELLE BRUNET
Sex: FEMALE
Birth date: 22 MARCH 83
Location:OTTAWA
Height:5'7"
Eye color:BROWN
Hair color:BROWN DYED RED
What does your name mean:MICHELLE
High school graduation year:2001
Favorite relatives:GEN & VAL
Summer memory:PARTYING AROUND THE CAMPFIRE
Favorite TV shows:SVU, WTB, THE NANNY...
What's on your mousepad:WHAT MOUSE PAD?
In the car- ac or windows:MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE AC LOL
Do you believe in yourself:AT TIMES
Favorite game:MONOPOLY
Favorite drink:CESARS, GOD NOW I WANT ONE! THANKS!
Favorite food:RIBS
Favorite colors:RED WHITE AND BLUE (COLOURS OF THE MTL CANADIENS)
Favorite cigarettes:YUK!
Favorite sounds:EDDIE'S VOICE
Favorite smell:FRESHLY BAKED BANANA BREAD
Worst feeling in the World:LOSS
Best feeling in the World:BEING LOVED
Favorite thing to do on a weekend:SLEEP
Favorite soundtrack:GREASE
Where do you see yourself in 10 years:I DON'T THINK ABOUT THAT
First thought in the morning:"DO I HAVE TO?"
Do you get motion sickness:YES
Rollercoasters- deadly or exciting:EXCITING
How many rings before you answer the phone:2
Future son names:OWEN
Future daughter names:OLIVIA
Are you a good friend:YES
Chocolate or Vanilla cake:CHEESE
What do you drive:WHITE 92 HONDA CIVIC DX HATCHBACK
Do you sleep with a stuffed animal:NOPE
Thunderstorms cool or scary:VERY COOL
If you could meet one person in the World, who would it be:I CAN'T PICK JUST ONE! : JUDITH, CHRIS, MARISKA AND/OR EDDIE
What is your zodiac sign:ARIES
What do you wear to bed:BOXERS AND A TANG TOP
Do you eat stems of broccoli:YUK!
Guys- If a girl ever asked you for the shirt on your back, would you
give it to her?N/A
Girls- Would you ever ask a guy for his shirt?I'M TOUGH
If you could have any occupation when you get older, what would it
be:MOVIE CRITIC
If you could dye your hair one color, what would it be:RED, THE BRIGHTER THE BETTER
If you could have a tattoo, what and where would it be:KOI 1/4 SLEEVE
Favorite brand of gum:DENTINE
What is your favorite quote: I KNOW SOMEDAY YOU'LL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL LIFE. I KNOW YOU'LL BE A STAR. IN SOMEBODY'S ELSE'S SKY. BUT WHY CAN'T IT BE MINE?
Have you ever been in love:NO
What's on your walls in your room:PICUTRES
Is the glass half-empty or half-full:EMPTY
Pick a song that describes yourself or that you can relate to:I CAN'T
Which do you prefer- Cool Ranch or Nacho Cheese Doritos:NACHO CHEESE, GREAT NOW I WANT THAT WITH MY CESAR!
Favorite flavor Snapple:WHO DRINKS SNAPPLE LOL
Which one, Coke or Pepsi:PEPSI BABY!
Which kind of milk is your favorite:1%
If you were to kill someone, which method would you use?HIT THEM WITH MY CAR (THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT POPPED IN MY HEAD!)
Are you a righty, lefty, or ambidextrous:RIGHTY
Do you type with your fingers on the right keys:YES
When you meet a person of the opposite sex, you notice their:TEETH AND SHOES
If you could be one gardening tool, which one would it be: WHAT?
What kind of shoe would you be if you had an option:CHUCK
What's under your bed:DUST
What's the best number in the World:7
What is your dream car:BRAND NEW FORD MUSTANG GT OR COBRA METALLIC BLUE
Who is your biggest crush right now: ADAM
Nickname: mims, mims, mi, mikey.
School:NOPE
Bacon Bits Or croutons:MMM BACON
Favorite Salad Dressing:CESAR
Do you Drink:YES
What type of Shampoo/Conditioner:HERBAL ESSENCES
Have you ever been skinny dipping:YES!
Do you make fun of people:YES
Have you ever been convicted of a crime:NO
Best friends online/offline:MEL, GEN, CHRIS & VAL
One pillow or two:TWO
Pets:ABBEY, OREO, CC & FRAN
Favorite Movies: WAY TOO MANY TO MENTION...
Favorite type of music:CLASSIC ROCK
Hobbies:CHATTING, SHOPPING CHILLING, FISHING, COFFEEING...
Word or Phrase you overuse:FUCK!
Toothpaste:CREST
Piercing or tattoos: 10 AND 8
Do you get along with your parents:I DO
Favorite beer:CORONA
Favorite song at the moment:BIG GIRLS DONT CRY - FERGIE
Favorite subject in school:NONE
Least favorite subject in school:SCIENCE
Most humiliating moment:
Craziest or Silliest Person You Know: GEN
Favorite Holiday: XMAS

Batteries Not Included...

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:12:32 GMT

So, I get in to my care after work and out the key in the ignition. I turn it and nothing. I try again thinking maybe I didn't turn it all the way. Nothing, again. Turn out I had left my lights on this morning. My car is old so they don't shut off automatically when you turn the engine off. After calling my mom and having a little mental breakdown because everyone I knew who had cables were at work, I got out of my car and saw a man that parks close to me and he and I had talked before. So I asked him if he had cables and he did. He kindly boosted my car and I was all smiles again. Thank you mister for boosting me, it wouldn't have been fun to be stranded in the parking lot for hours. Thank you.

I guess it had to happen to me at least once right?
Next thing: Keys locked in car. lol Looking forward to that one!! lol

Mims

Movies.

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 11:36:19 GMT

Last night Gen and I went to the Movies and saw Halloween, which I really wanted to see.
This movie is a remake of the original back in 1978. I'm usually iffy about remakes because when the original is great why go back and do it all over again? Me theory is, you either do a GREAT version of it or don't do it at all. And I must say taht Rob Zombie does know his Horror Movies. The movie was excellent. He tied up a few loose ends that the original never did. Like how DID Michael Myers get that Dark Blue jump suit?? Well now we know. :) We got to see more of Michael as a young boy...the history behind his madness. Other than the movie being really good, it was nice to watch a good old slasher horror...we don't see enough of those these days.

Speaking of scary movies, in the Previews before Halloween, I saw the Preview for SAW IV. I thought I was going to die. I had no idea the fourth one was coming out so soon....I'm not complaining. :)

I <3 Horror Movies.

Mims

You know you're obsessed when...

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:19:14 GMT

...you buy two magazines off eBay for the very low price of $46.00.

One of these I've been trying to find on ebay for MONTHS now and it finally came up. I had to get it eventhough it was expensive because I know I would have regreted it later...right Mel? :) The second one I bought because it was from the same seller and it was free shipping.

In case you're wondering both magazines have Mariska in/on it...
Looking forward to receiving them now.

Mims

Stupid Technology!!

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:13:53 GMT

For those of you who own an iPod, you know that it's like the best invention in the world since TV...BUT is it really? I haven't had a good experience with mine so far. I haven't even had it a year yet and I've had so many problems with it it's unbelievable. It's started early on with it freezing randomly and being easily "fixed" so to speak. But it has just been getting worse as times goes buy. And as it is right now I can barely get it to work.

- It freezes.
- When I skip forward a song, it fast forwards instead of going directly to the next song;
- It wont go back to the previous song;
- I try to shut if off but it wont;
- Sometimes the Volumes doesn't work;
- It freezes between Menus;
- etc.

I've tried the following:
- Rebooting it with the Center and Menu Buttons;
- Defragmenting the iPod;
- Letting the battery die out and recharging it fully;
- I've even tried to Resting it completely as 'new'

All of which were unsuccessful. Now what? Try calling Apple... I did and the first thing they told me was they can't do anything without my Serial Number. (I forgot my iPod at home) All I want is a warranty question answered why would I need my Serial number??? So Annie who has her iPod with said she would call. They basically said that you have to send your iPod to them at a cost of 50$ there AND back so they can fix it (and not having it for like 3 months)...that's IF they fix it in the first place. If they determined that it was dropped or whatever, they wont fix it. Oh! and they also said that you are allowed only ONE free phone call and that they would charge you for the next ones...oy!

It's frustrating because you pay 300$+ for something and it ends up being a piece of shit that you just feel like throwing against the wall. Why would I spend 100$ in shipping?? I might as well use that money towards a new iPod. Right? I've grown so dependant of that little machine that I am seriously considering it. But what if this happens again? What if I get another Lemon? Grrrrr

I don't know what to do...

Mims

Haunted...?

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:22:17 GMT

I have four stuffed animals sitting on the headboard of by bed.
Two giraffes, One Lambchop and One Hamy from over the edge and they never move except for Hamy when I taunt the dog with it. So Monday night I go to bed and the stuffed animals are all sitting there, in their usual spot. I woke up the next morning, sat on my bed and I looked at my desk chair very confused. All four of my stuffed animals were pilled up on it.
I have no idea how they got there.

Not only do we have bats in the house, we now have ghosts too? oy!

You Know You Were Raised in the 90's When...

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:31:18 GMT

You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!"

You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"

You remember when Kurt Cobain, Tu Pac, River Phoenix, and Selena died.

You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House"

You remember when it was actually worth getting up early
on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

You remember reading "Goosebumps"

You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off"

You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.

You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.

You danced to "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls, Females: had a new motto, Males: got a whole lot gay-er. (so tell me what you want, what you really really want.)

You remember the craze, then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books.

You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not...

Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? was both a game and a TV game show.

You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green Ranger were meant to be together.

When playing power rangers with friends you fought over who got to be who............and still all ended up being Tommy.

You remember when super nintendo's became popular.

You remember watching home alone 1, 2 , and 3........and tried to pull the pranks on "intruders"

"I've fallen and I can't get up"

You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates

You never got injured on a Slip 'n' Slide

You wore socks over leggings scrunched down

"Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black, with silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back" SHE ASKED HER MOTHER MOTHER MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS CENTS CENTS TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS PHANTS PHANTS JUMP OVER THE FENCE THE FENCE THE FENCE
he jumped so high high high he touched the sky sky sky and he didnt come back back back til the forth of july ly ly he jumped so low ow ow he stubbed his toe toe toe and thats the end end end of the elephants show show show

You remember boom boxes vs. cd players

You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool

You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell"

You played and/or collected "Pogs"

You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere

You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles

Yikes pencils and erasers were the stuff!

You remember when the new Beanie Babies were always sold out.

You used to wear those stick on earings, not only on your ears, but at the corners of your eyes.

You remember a time before the WB.

You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

You know the Macarena by heart.

"Talk to the hand" ... enough said

You thought Brain woud finally take over the world

You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"

You remember when everyone went slinky crazy.

You remember when razor scooters were cool.

When we were younger:

Before the MySpace frenzy...

Before the Internet & text messaging...

Before Sidekicks & iPods...

Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX...

...Back when you put off the 5 hours of homework you had every night.

When light up sneakers were cool.

When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs.

When gas was $0.95 a gallon & Caller ID was a new thing.

When we recorded stuff on VCRs & paid $3.50 for a movie.

When we called the radio station to request songs to hear off our walkmans.

When 2Pac and Biggie where alive.

Way back.

Tag.

Get Over Here!!!! means something to you.

Hide-n-Go Seek at dusk.

Red Light, Green Light.

Heads Up 7 Up.

Playing Kickball & Dodgeball until your porch light came on.

Hopskotch.

Slip-n-Slides.

Tree Houses.

Hula Hoops.

HELLO....HOT WHEELS!!!!!

"POWER OF LOVE" BY CELINE DION..ONLY COUPLES COULD SKATE TO THIS.

The annoying Giga Pets & Furbies.

Running through the sprinklers.

That "Little Mermaid"

Crying when Mufasa died in the Lion King.

Happy Meals where you chose a Barbie or a Hot Wheels car.

Getting the privelage to sit in the front seat of the car.

CAPRI SUN

Watching Saturday Morning Cartoons in your PJ's still wrapped up in your TMNT, Power Rangers, Barbie, Fairy Princess comforter.

The original Power Rangers

Or what about:

Hey Arnold.

Rugrats.

The Secret World of Alex Mac.

Ren & Stimpy.

Double Dare.

Rocco's Modern Life.

AAAHH!! REAL MONSTERS.

Wild & Crazy Kids.

Clarissa Explains it All.

CAMP NOWHERE

Salute Your Shorts(CAMP ANAWANA)

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Doug.

Magic School Bus.

Dinosaurs.

Alladin.

Mummies Alive

Pinky and the Brain

Sailor Moon.

Blossom.

Hangin with Mr. Cooper.

Martin

Beavis & Butt-Head

Wishbone.

Bill Nye the Science Guy

MR ROGERS!!!!

Where everyone wanted to be in love after watching The Wonder Years.

Little Bear

Under the Umbrella Tree

PEE-WEE!!!

The Big Comfy Couch

Kool-Aid was the drink of choice.

Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school.

Class field trips.

When Christmas was the most exciting time of year.

When $5 seemed like a million, & another dollar a miracle.

When you begged to go to McDonalds for dinner everyday.

When Toys R Us overuled the mall.

Go back to the time when:

Decisions were made by going 'eeny-meeny-miney-moe'.

Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming 'do over!'

'Race issue' ment arguing about who ran the fastest.

Money issues were handled by whoever was banker in 'Monopoly.'

It wasn't odd to have two or three 'best' friends.

Being old referred to anyone over 20.

A chance to skate as a couple at the local roller rink was like winning the lottery.

Scrapes & bruises were kissed & made better.

It was a big deal to finally be tall enought to ride the 'big people' rides at the fair.

When playing Nintendo was the hardest thing ever.

When Ninja Turtles ruled the world.

Another Baby Sitter Club and Little Sister (Karen) book came out and you put your name on hold for it at the library.

When Aladdin was new, before the trilogy was complete.

Before we realized all this would eventually disappear

Who would have thought you'd miss the 90's so much!!!!!

Things I Did...

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:38:59 GMT

...in 2006:

- Got a Job at a Hearing Clinic
- Quit that job 6 months later
- Got a permanet position for the government
- Moved out. Rented a great big house with Mel and Anna
- Went to 5 or 6 concerts
- To a trip to NYC
   - Met a new friend called Kathy
   - Took a Bus Tour around NYC
   - Saw Ground Zero
   - Got a Tattoo while in NYC
   - Went to my very first Play off Broadway
   - Met my idol, Fran Drescher
   - Took a ride on the Staten Island Ferry
      - Bought a fake Louis Vuitton Purse
- Got the inside of my ear (conch) pierced
- Went to a Hockey Game where my Team won
- Got my iPod
- Went to London (Ontario)
   - Got my nostil pierced
- Went to Toronto
   - Met Mel's friend Shannon
   - Went to Wonderland
   - Saw a Semi Truck Explode right in front of us
- Decorated our really cool Retro Kitchen
- Met two boys (That's a record for me! lol)
- Got a puppy called Oreo Maxwell (trouble) Brunet :-D
- Learned my father had Cancer
- Oh and I drank a shitload of Starbucks!! lol

All and all it was a great year for me.
I might add more if I think of something. I tend to forget alot. ; )

Mims

December Schedule

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:15:08 GMT

In my last post I mentioned how I hated December. Now, here's why but in perspective:

12 December -> SHOP FOR SHOES FOR WORK XMAS PARTY
12 December -> GO BUY MOM'S BIRTHDAY PRESENT
13 December -> GO PICK UP GEN'S BIRTHDAY PRESENT/CARD
13 December -> GOING OUT FOR GEN'S BIRTHDAY
14 December -> WORK XMAS LUNCHEON
14 December -> GOING OUT FOR MOM'S BIRTHDAY
15 December -> GAVIN'S BIRTHDAY
15 December -> GO VISIT DAD WITH VAL & KEVIN
15 December -> CLUBBING FOR GEN'S BIRTHDAY
17 December -> PARTY FOR GAVIN'S BIRTHDAY
18 December -> MUST PREPARE DIP FOR WORK POT LUCK
19 December -> WORK POT LUCK
24 December -> XMAS WITH MY DAD AND HIS GIRLFRIEND
25 December -> XMAS PARTY WITH MY FAMILY
26 December -> BOXING DAY AND MY AUNTS DIANE'S

I'm Dizzy just think about it. lol And I have to find some time to do some Xmas shopping in between those days somewere and find time to go to the gym regularly. Fun! It's a good thing I love Christmas in general...I just hate what comes before it. I'm looking forward to the 5 days I have off.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!
Hanukkah in 3 days! :)

Mims

I Don't Like December...

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:47:57 GMT

Just when I thought December couldn't get any worse/crazy, what with Gen's Birthday on the 13, Mom's Birthday on the 14, Gavin's (my godson) Birthday on the 15, Christmas with my Dad on the 24 AND then Christmas with my family on the 25th, I get a phone call from my sister on Friday, right after work, telling me that my Dad has Prostate Cancer.

Apparently, everyone but me knew he went to get checked because they didn't want me worrying. So it turns out he does have it. They found it through routine check and then sent him for a Biopsy (sp?). The Dr. told him they caught it VERY early, thank god.

The night I found out, my dad called me but I couldn't pick-up. It was too early and too fresh in my mind to be able to talk to him about it. I had just spent like an hour crying and I'm sure he didn't need to hear me cry some more, when what he needs right now is support. So he called me again the next day. That was one difficult phone call, which involved even more crying. We talked alot and he reasured me that everything was OK and that the cancer was really small...the size of the end of a pen. That helped a lot.

Eventhough I know everything's going to be OK and that he's going to get it removed in January, there's always the thought in my mind that it IS Cancer and everyone I've know who's Cancer has died from it. Ya know?

I'm at work right now and I can't focus on anything, so I'm gonna stop typing right now...

Mims