Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Overheard...

Damn. I hate being sick. It leads to things happening like this:

Linds: you've seen "The Passion (of the Christ)" right?

Liz: yes...

Linds: did you think it was good?

Liz: I think so...

Liz: its been a while.

Linds: It's that movie about Jesus, just to refresh you. lol ;)

Liz: lol

Liz: THAAAAANKS :P

Linds: hehehe

Linds: Oh god. I just made the weirdest noise instead of laughter.

Liz: I wish I could have heard it.

Linds: just think "Urkel".

Liz: lol

Linds: ... And Kitty from that 70s show.

Liz: OMG

Liz: Kitty and Urkel's love child!!

Linds: ...And snorting.

Liz: lol

Linds: Oh man. Cliff is SO laughing at me!

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Ch-ch-changes!!!

Okay.

So I've been permanantly laid off of my job due to "Corporate restructuring" which is a nice way of saying "We have stores that don't make enough money for us so we're canning them". Ironically enough, lost my job because of I'm good at my job and became management. There aren't any Assistant Manager positions available due to the number of stores closing and the reshuffling of staff from said "restructuring", and I haven't had enough experience with managing to be entitled to a location of my own.

Well fine, then. *pouts*

This sucks. Sucks, sucks, sucks. My last day is tomorrow. Eugh. I've never been fired before. (Though technically, laid off is not considered fired... It's tantamount to the exact damned thing...) I found out on the 21st that I was getting laid off, but stayed until the 28th in order to get my severance pay. A week's notice. How lovely and oh so considerate. That being said, losing my job this way, looks better than getting fired because I'm incompetent and don't know how to do it in the first place.

However, I've had an interview this past Saturday with a small, local company that produces well known art for the "Nouveau Riche" in the Lower Mainland. Now, my interview seemed to go well, and I'm awaiting the reply from the company owner, with a mixture of trepidation and a little excitement... If I get it, it's going to be a neat experience, with potential room for expansion.

That being said, the nervousness comes from the fact that I'm not the sort of person that goes from one job to another without having it under my belt in the first place. It's unnerving.

I'm also, at this point in time, really, quite incredibly stoned on cough syrup. I'm Freezing cold and sweating, hyper as hell and trembling like a leaf at the same time, with a nice, dry barking cough that must incur lust in the strongest and most willful of men. My voice, sounds like Patty and Selma went on a binge-drinking, super-smoking, music-so-loud-you-have-to-shout-over-it Par-tay!

M'eh. It's time for dinner. Hopefully things work out the way I hope they do, and if not, you'll see me armed with a squeegee harassing the passengers and drivers of SUV's on Main Street and Terminal Drive, to wash their windows with urine tainted water.

Fun!

Saturday, February 24, 2007

Friday Fifteen (Because Five Isn't Good Enough!)

1. What did you eat yesterday?

Cliff and I went out twice for food yesterday, Breakfast was scrambled eggs, sausages, chunky potatoes with red onion and pancakes, and dinner was chicken strips, french fries and Ceasar salad with cheese garlic toast.

2. Are you more likely to yell or give the silent treatment?

I'm far too verbal a person to not yell. That being said, I'll always stop, right before I say something really nasty. I'm a loquacious individual with a flair for really unique cutting insults when the mood strikes me.

3. Who did you last grieve?

My great Grandmother. She passed on a week and a half ago. She was 92.

4. What feels good today?

I got a new job. That was a relief since I was to be laid off from my current one as of the 28th of February due to company restructuring.

5. Friday fill in:

Thank you 'Cliff' for 'loving me despite my ridiculous mood swings and stressed behaviour. You really are amazing.'

6. Tell us about where you live:

I live in a quaint two bedroom apartment with my boyfriend. The living room is cozy and we have a central gas heating unit which is wonderful to stand in front of when it's going full blast. The couch and oversized chair is incredibly comfortable.

Our kitchen has a tiny apartment sized gas stove/oven and a little apartment sized fridge. The bathroom is comfortable and quaint, with van Gogh prints on the walls. The bedroom is mostly dominated by my queen sized captains bed. our apartment is full of books, and fully wired for sound and wireless internet.

Cliff uses the second bedroom as a hobby room for tying flies for fishing, which he does commercially when he isn't doing his day job.

7. If you could change one thing about your home, what would it be?

I'd make it bigger. Since I moved in we have discovered that both of us own too much stuff.

8. Do you do laundry on a regular schedule?

No. Much to my dismay. We don't have in suite laundry. It's a little frustrating to haul the stuff to the laundromat.

9. Describe the place that you sleep:

I have a fabulous queen size captains bed with a mattress that tempts me to sleep in it for hours and hours. There is art on the walls, and a bookshelf stuffed to the gills on my side of the bed.

10. This morning: was it easy or difficult to start the day?

Today was a very daunting day. I had a job interview at 2 pm. I did get woken up for breakfast, however, which was very nice.

11. Name one of your bad habits:

Smoking.

12. What do you expect from friends?

Nothing. Funny eh?

13. What is the last thing you wrote down?

My phone number for my new employer.

14. What is the last favor you did for someone else?

I stopped in at my current workplace which was packed with people on my day off and I covered for my co-worker for a few moments so that she could go to the bathroom.

15. What is your favorite TV show?

It's a tie between Iron Chef America and Restaurant Makeover. I don't really watch TV other than the food network in the evenings.

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

I Fuckin' Love Colouring!

Funniest pics I've seen all day. God those expressions. It almost looks like he's the same kid.

Sunday, February 18, 2007

Ewwww....

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police called to a Long Island man's house discovered the mummified remains of the resident, dead for more than a year, sitting in front of a blaring television set. (click here for rest of story)
Maybe he was watching "The Ring"? It just goes to show that television kills brain cells.

link courtesy of the Lovely Miss Elizabeth.

Saturday, February 10, 2007

Accidental porn #2...



















Even funnier, I think, than the first. Damned typos!

Accidental Porn #1...















Whilst Cliff and I browsed "Liquidation World" on Friday afternoon, I found 2 incidents of accidental porn.

Giggle to your hearts content.

Thursday, February 08, 2007

*Bitch, Complain, Whine*

I am having nothing but trouble with my browser and my blog ever since I've started posting embedded video into my blog via YouTube. So starting immediately, and backdated to all of the posts I could find marked "Picture/video" on my tags, I've deleted the posts and will be posting external links to the vids from now on.

That is all.

L.

Friday 15, Because 5 Isn't Enough, Dammit!

1. What is one thing you always have with you?

A hair elastic or three. My hair is still in the "growing out phase" and requires brutal dominance to do what I want it to do at times.

2. What are two things on your night-table (or next to your bed)?

A Bottle of water and my beside lamp for reading at night.

3. What are three things you learned in the last seven days?

i) I really needed a vacation.
ii) Love grows stronger every day you're with someone wonderful.
iii) It gets boring when you don't entertain yourself enough.

4. What are four things parents always have to tell you?

i) Clean your room!
ii) Do your homework!
iii) Call if you're going to be late!
iv) Be Careful! ( I heard this from my dad on a regular basis growing up.)

5. What are five things you paid for in the last month?

Bus Fare, cigarettes, Food, Pop/water/juice, and a book.

6. How many times do you hit the snooze button on a typical morning?

I have an adjustable snooze setting on my alarm clock, so it's set to go off every 15 minutes. My alarm goes off at 6:45 am, and I get out of bed at 8 am., so 5 times.

7. How many cousins do you have?

I'm assuming we're talking 1st generation cousins. I have a big family.

Dad's side: Shannon & Andrew, Curtis, Ashley & Christopher.
Mom's Side: Dan & Ken, Sylvie & Paul, Peter & Eric.

8. How many bones have you broken?

None. I have had to wear a splint for muscle damage on my pinky finger when I slammed into a tree riding my bike, and also had to wear a cast from someone pushing me down an incline when I was younger, which bent my wrist completely backwards on my left hand.

9. How many pairs of shoes do you own?

We don't want to go there. I am a shoe whore. Payless Shoes is my crack cocaine.

Approximately 5 pairs of runners, 4 pairs of various sandals, 5 pairs of vintage style stilettos/heels, 3 pairs of boots, (2 mid shin and 1 pair knee high) and a couple pair of junker shoes that do well for camping etc.

10. How many things that belong in the kitchen are in your bedroom?

None. Surprise!

11. What word do you use far too frequently?

"Fuck" or variations thereof... Fucked. Fucking. Fucker. Fucks. Fuckable. I'm such a dainty lady.

It's just such an awesomely versatile and powerful word; It's verb, noun, adjective, descriptor, exclamation, emphasis word... It can be used in so many different ways. It can even be used to accent itself! "You fucking fuck!" is always one of my favourite nastier snipes at inanimate objects. All of which I shouldn't use in front of my Grandma. (And usually don't.)

My favourite fridge magnet I've got on the fridge says: "I suppose saying Fuck you would be unprofessional?"

Be afraid for my children, dear ones. They are going to be the kids that have a shirt that says something like "My dad could kick your dad's ass!" or "All daddy wanted was a blow job." I'm well on my way to being honky Surrey white trash.

12. What word do you use not frequently enough?

"Please.", when asking for things. Though I try my best to be polite at all times, "Please" is usually inferred in the tone of my voice when I'm asking for something, however, I shouldn't assume that people can always tell that.

13. What word do you use when swearing is not appropriate?

"Eff!" It works well at work when I've slammed my shin into something.

14. What’s the most recent new word you learned?

Crap. I learned a new word a few days ago, but I've forgotten it.

15. What’s a word you’ve invented?

I was chatting with Cliff in the car about something a few days ago, but I can't remember what it was anymore. I know I made a mashup of two words, but it was so dorky I think my brain has blocked it out. I'll have to ask him.

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

50's Glamour style


50's Glamour style, originally uploaded by Miss Linds.

Fun with Photoshop.

Saturday, February 03, 2007

Stolen from Sara...

Q: Do you still talk to the person you lost your virginity to?
A: Eugh. No, thank god.

Q: What would you do with 1000 plastic spoons?
A: Melt them down and make one GIANT plastic spoon.

Q: What kind of music did you listen to in elementary school?
A: New Kids On The Block. I had no taste. Step by Step, Ooooh Baby...

Q: What is the best thing about your current job?
A: That I get holidays. Sweet, sweet holidays. And decent benefits.

Q: Do you wish cellphone etiquette was a required class upon purchasing one?
A: YES! The number of people advertising personal information at top volume in public places is astonishing.

Q: What's the most messed up food combination that you've had that was actually good?
A: Strawberry Jam and Aged Cheddar cheese.

Q: Where are you going on your next vacation?
A: Home sweet home. I have heaps to do, and it's not technically a vacation since I'm working my OTHER job. At least it uses a different part of my brain.

Q: Are most of your friends new or old?
A: Most are friends I've known for 8 years or more.

Q: What's one of your most random pet peeves (something that annoys you)?
A: People who tell me their life story when I just want to know what the fuck they are looking to buy. Note to person: I may pretend that I'm listening, but really I'm visualizing what Homer Simpson sees about Chocolate town in my head and ocassionally going "Oh!", "Mmmhmmm...", "I'm sorry to hear that." and "Yeah, I hate it when that happens."

Q: What do you wish someone would buy you?
A: The winning lottery ticket.

Q: What are you wearing right now?
A: a blue and white horizontal pinstriped 3/4 sleeve double v neck T, and blue jeans, Undies n' stuff.

Q: When is the last time you had Mom's home cooking?
A: Christmas Day I had some sausage rolls she made. They were yummy.

Q: Do you like your parents?
A: Yes.

Q: Tell us about the last conversation you had.
A: Blabbing with the boyfriend over some groceries and how awesome cool the clearance store near my work is.

Q: Where do you see yourself in one month?
A: Back at work. Potentially a NEW work, depending on how I feel after my holidays.

Q: What is your favorite smell?
A: The boyfriend wearing Eternity Night by Calvin Klein. Satsuma orange, Chocolate.

Q: What do people label you as?
A: Nice. Sometimes nice enough to be walked all over, especially by subordinates at work.

Q: Do you consider yourself bipolar?
A: No, I don't think so. Potentially? Ergh.

Q: What's your current problem?
A: Cramps. and the fact that I feel really cold. Ow. Brrr.

Q: What are you doing right now?
A: Doing a Meme, lounging on the bed, being satisfied with the birthday present I made for the BF's sis, and hoping that she'll like it. Contemplating a nap. Hearing the hockey game from the living room, smelling spaghetti sauce on the stove being made, .

Q: What's one type of person that really bothers you?
A: People that talk when I'd like some quiet.

Q: What's one type of person that you enjoy being around?
A: Open, optimistic people.

Q: What random things make you happy?
A: BF cuddles, Happy movies, chai tea, Vanilla lattes, chocolate, beef, oral sex, sleeping in, country music, vampire romance novels, pretty shiny things, being creative, love.

Q: If you could go back and change something, what would it be?
A: More than likely, it would be going to college. Sometimes I think that was the worst decision I've ever made in my life. Sad, huh?

Q: If you could be any animal or creature for one day, what would it be?
A: A cat. Things would smell so neat, and exploring would be fun.

Q: Ever had a near death experience?
A: Not that I'm aware of.

Q: Name one obvious quality you have?
A: Sweetness.

Q: What are some song lyrics you have stuck in your head right now?
A: None, surprisingly enough.

Q: Are you happy today?
A: Every day I've been with Cliff, I've seen what happiness is.

Q: Do you believe in Heaven?
A: I'm not sure.

V-V-V-Videoooooo...

How many of these movies have YOU watched? Copy and paste, then put an X in the brackets for the ones that you've seen. Total them up and see what your number is.

(X) Grease
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
( ) Boondock Saints
(X) Fight Club
( ) Starsky and Hutch
(X) Neverending Story
(X) Blazing Saddles
(X) Airplane
Total: 7

(X) The Princess Bride
( ) AnchorMan
(X) Napoleon Dynamite
(X) Labyrinth
( ) Saw
( ) Saw II
( ) White Noise
( ) White Oleander
(X) Anger Management
(X) 50 First Dates
(X) The Princess Diaries
() The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 13

(X) Scream
( ) Scream 3
(X) Scary Movie
(X) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
(X) American Pie
(X) American Pie 2
(X) American Wedding
(X) American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 20

(X) Harry Potter 1
(X) Harry Potter 2
(X) Harry Potter 3
(X) Harry Potter 4
(X) Resident Evil 1
(X) Resident Evil 2
(X) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
( ) The Village
( ) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 27

(X) Finding Nemo
(X) Finding Neverland
(X) Signs
(X) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
(X) Butterfly Effect
( ) 13 Going on 30
(X) I, Robot
(X) Robots
Total so far: 34

( ) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
( ) Universal Soldier
(X) Lemony Snickt: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
( ) Along Came Polly
(X) Deep Impact
(X) KingPin
(X) Never Been Kissed
(X) Meet The Parents
(X) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
(X) Joe Dirt
(X) King Kong
Total so far: 42

( ) A Cinderella Story
(X) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
(X) Dumb & Dumber
(X) Dumber & Dumberer
(X) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
( ) Halloween
( ) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving X-Mas
(X) Flubber
Total so far: 47

(X) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
( ) Practical Magic
(X) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
(X) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
(X) I Am Sam
(X) The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 52

(X) The Day After Tomorrow
(X) Child's Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
(X) Bride of Chucky
(X) Ten Things I Hate About You
( ) Just Married
(X) Gothika
( ) Nightmare on Elm Street
(X) Sixteen Candles
(X) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
( ) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(X) The Mask
( ) Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 60

(X) Bad Boys
( ) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
( ) Lucky Number Sleven
(X) Ocean's Eleven
(X) Ocean's Twelve
(X) Bourne Identity
(X) Bourne Supremecy
( ) Lone Star: State of mind
(X) Bedazzled
( ) Predator
( ) Predator II
( ) The Fog
(X) Ice Age
( ) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George
Total so far: 67

(X) Independence Day
(X) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) When Darkness Falls
(X) Christine
(X) E.T. - this is the first movie I ever saw in theatres.
(X) Children of the Corn
( ) My Bosses Daughter
(X) Maid in Manhattan
( ) War of the Worlds
(X) Rush Hour
(X) Rush Hour 2
Total so far: 75

( ) Best Bet
(X) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(X) She's All That
(X) Calendar Girls
(X) Sideways
(X) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
(X) Ever After
(X) Wizard of Oz
(X) Forrest Gump
(X) Big Trouble in Little China
(X) The Terminator
(X) The Terminator 2 - Judgement Day
Total so far: 86

(X) X-Men
(X) X-Men 2
(X) X-Men 3
(X) Spider-Man
( ) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
(X) Jeepers Creepers
(X) Jeepers Creepers 2
(X) Catch Me If You Can
(X) The Little Mermaid
(X) Freaky Friday
(X) Reign of Fire
(X) The Skulls
(X) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
(X) Shrek
(X) Shrek 2
Total so far: 100

( ) Swimfan
(X) Miracle on 34th street
(X) Old School
( ) The Notebook
(X) K-Pax
( ) Kippendorf's Tribe
( ) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
(X) The 40-year-old-virgin
Total so far: 104

(X) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(X) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(X) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(X) Raiders of the Lost Ark
(X) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(X) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 110

(X) Baseketball
( ) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
(X) House of 1000 Corpses
(X) Devil's Rejects
(X) Elf
(X) Highlander
( ) Mothman Prophecies
(X) American History X
( ) Three
Total so Far: 116

( ) The Jacket
(X) Kung Fu Hustle - I saw this in Dallas.
( ) Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(X) Monsters inc.
(X) Titanic
(X) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
( ) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard
Total so far: 120

( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
( ) The Hulk
( ) Dawn Of the Dead
(X) Hook
(X) Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
(X) 28 Days Later
(X) Orgazmo
(X) Phantom of the Opera
(X) Waterworld
Total so far: 126

(X) Kill Bill vol 1
(X) Kill Bill vol 2
(X) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
( ) Kingdom of Heaven
(X) The Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
(X) The Last House on the Left
( ) Re-Animator
( ) Army of Darkness

Total so far: 131

(X) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(X) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(X) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(X) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(X) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(X) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
( ) Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 137

(X) The Matrix
(X) The Matrix Reloaded
( ) The Matrix Revolutions
( ) Animatrix
( ) Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
(X) Team America World Police
( ) Red Dragon
(X) Silence of the Lambs
( ) Hannibal

TOTAL VIEWED: 141

Not too shabby, eh? Lets see what you guys get.