I have decided . . .

I don't like people who don't like Oprah.
I don't like when people crack their knuckles, it is as rude a belching in my books.
I don't like when it gets dark early.
I like people who appreciate a good "would you rather"
I like well manicured nails but not fake acrylic nails.
I like people who are loud, they make me feel comfortable.
I like people who have something to say.
I don't like bad table manners.
I like very dark eyes.
I hate knowing I have a really huge list to write like this one and cannot remember any more things to add.

My husband eats garnish

We went out for Thai food last night. For an appitizer we ordered avacado eggrolls. It was served on a plate with a lettuce leaf. My husband ate the lettuce leaf immediately. Is this weird? I think so. I lost all of my photo database on the computer this morning. It will not restore, even though I do what the program tells me to do. I feel like I am on the verge of losing it, nothing like computers to bring out the insanity in all of us.

Beauty Queens

I have mixed feelings on Miss. America type women. But I really feel that all types of people can model something good or teach us something new.

Today I caught myself rolling my eyes, not on the outside, but in my mind. I often do this at people who annoy me. I have been caught rolling my eyes on the outside too, or making facings of irritation at least. I had the thought that a beauty queen would never be caught with these expressions of irritance and actually are very skilled at making people feel comfortable with a sincere-esque charm.

I wish I had more of that skill. Not to be fake, but to be less obvious with the thoughts that come into my mind, not let them control my facial expressions. Even if no one is watching. Usually these annoying people are not hurting anyone, they are just simply annoying me. So this is being added to my list of things to work on. I have been better at biting my tongue and not getting into useless debate, useful ones - yes, but energy-wasters - no. This new goal is going to be filed in the same brain-folder as the bite-your-tongue one :)


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Cheers

I was in the cafeteria today during the first grade lunch. I noticed a trio of girls "clink" their milk cartons together and say "cheers". Then one said "Wait, I think you are only supposed to do this when you are married". Then they all looked at eachother and said "EEWWWWWW!". I guess being married is gross. I assured them that they are very much allowed to "toast" their milk even though they are children. They were quite pleased to learn this and I noticed them continue to "clink" their milks throughout their lunch with much pleasure.

sushi and boogies

Went on a date tonight, out for sushi. While seated at the sushi bar, a lady sat beside me with her young child. I glanced over and noticed a little boy, maybe 3 years old, that looked like a little man. He had a very thin face, pointy nose, large light blue eyes and a mullet. This was not an on-purpose mullet, it was a hippy mullet, a "let's not cut your hair" mullet. The child reminded me of Doby the house elf from the Harry Potter movies/books. Cute in his own right, but I could not help feeling a little sorry for him. His mom seemed a tad odd, had the same hair-do, hippy-dippy, was eating with her child at a sushi restaurant, he did not eat one bite of the food ~ She gets props for exposing her kiddo to new foods but this was a somewhat fancier restaurant and something was not quite right. Then I glance over and see his finger way up his nose...I looked at my date (husband of course, but date sounds more fun) and made a face, then I glance back and he is eating the treasure he found up his nose. Mom was oblivious to this, I was amused and grossed out at the same time. I noticed throughout the next hour, many picks and eats....no scolding from mom and by this point she should have noticed this yucko behavior. I started to get irritated and I must have given off an irritated vibe because then I felt a defensive vibe come from mom....it was weird. Strange little boy, weird mom...boogies and sushi.

toothbrushes

Why are most toothbrushes made with such a funky handle that they cannot fit in a toothbrush holder?

My favorite things cont'd:

* Another favorite/favourite thing of mine: MAC makeup, I love it. I used the foundation today for the first time. It is amazing.

* Waking up not feeling tired.

*The feeling after doing something you were scared to do.

* Big cheeks or eyelashes on children.

* This is so embarrassing: I love Curious (the Brittany Spears perfume). I would have never sought it out, but got a sample in my stocking and was then given a whole bottle, it smells really good to me. I have to admit that I really dislike her and her sketchy husband.

* Kind and inspiring people.

favorite things/favourite things

* Watching Good Morning America and the Today Show in my PJs.
*Fireplaces.
*Being around animals.
* Going to musicals (especially professional productions), I love the two minutes before the music starts, I get a sense of pure contentment and anticipation of a couple hours of happiness.
*Laying in bed at night after having spent a whole day outside. I can almost feel that my lungs have been cleaned out by too much fresh air and my skin has a little too much vitamen D production going on...IT FEELS GREAT!
*Bathrobes
*New sheets
*Putting mascara on after a few days of not wearing it at all.
* Documentaries
*Books that are so good that I am sad to finish them.
*Potatoes

Latest Theory

I had to attend a mini-conference yesturday for educators. The opening speaker was great and said something very simple but still profound ~ "It hurts to care" ~ I like this because I really believe it to be true and find that it often explains people's actions or lack of action. People are often way too scared of being hurt and therefore live their life avoiding it. A simple example is turning the channel when a sad story of people suffering comes on the television. Don't get me wrong, we all have our limits, it is the people living in denial of every day horrific suffering to avoid feeling crappy for a couple of minutes.
This is loosly related to my other theory that people who don't like Dr. Phil are the people that are most likely in need of going on the show. I have had conversations with people that actually seem to get angry with Dr. Phil's show. I think a lot of fear comes up for them because they have some big issues that need confronting and even though they will probably never be confronted by Dr. Phil, the feeling of discomfort, fear and panic arise when they see such a "tell it like it is" man on TV.
Please notice I did not have any dot, dot, dots above (...) my sister said it was annoying. I personally feel that it reflects my fluid and choppy thought processes. It will show up again, I promise.

Movie review

So here it is, my personal review of The Phantom of the Opera movie. Please know that I have had an obsession with the stage version in my teen years, read the book, studied the lyrics and saw it 10 times at the Pantages theatre in Toronto. So I am picky... but was hopeful and excited to see the film version.

My major complaints are:
* Way too Harliquin-esque and had batman-like cape flapping shots
* All of a sudden when brought to the Phantom's lair, Christine had on dark eye shadow and was showing her garter - very tacky.
* Raul was wearing a leather trench coat, I am no fashion historian but I was very distracted by it because it did not seem appropriate.
*The Phantom placed Christine on a black horse to lead her down a small ramp, that was so stupid.
* There was an unnecessary abuse scene of the Phantom as a child, poorly done.
* They tried way too hard to make it romantic and mystical and ended up making it cheesy.

In conclusion:
The music stands alone and anyone who does not get the shivers hearing the opening score has no nerve endings, my sister sobbed at the end, and I will buy the DVD (sometimes we all need a little cheese in our lives).

the resolution

So this is my New Year's resolution.....start a blog. I am hoping that it inspires me to take daily mental notes on things worth writing about.

Comments on Christmas:

I spent Christmas Eve in a Chicago hotel since the Buffalo airport was closed because of a storm...I hosted a small pity party by myself, but since I LOVE hotels, it was not too bad. Then I heard of the Tsunami and all rights to pitty parties have been revoked, even when I lost my favorite pink tuque (hat) I had to keep myself in check...sounds silly but I find losing things to be very upsetting and stressful.

The needless suffering of others puts thing in PERSPECTIVE, when I used to work with children with cancer that is the gift the staff were given everyday ~PERSPECTIVE~

Best stocking stuffer - earplugs- very handy.

Things to look forward to:

*Book Club meeting in a few days.
*Meeting my friend Amy's newly adopted baby from China.
*Getting back into a routine.



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