9 posts tagged “junkbox”

It’s official. I am not cut out for snow! No way, Jose! We woke up this morning to a blanket of the white stuff on the ground, on our vehicles and best worst of all.. on the roads! I’m not sure if it’s that the Flames one won (oopsy haha) the game last night (3-2 by the way, yay!) and the road crews didn’t make it out early or what but the roads were horrendous this morning! I’m so not used to driving on ice and snow, heck, dirt roads in the rain scares me. hahaha! There’s no way I’m going out in that stuff today!

It’s April.. not January! Ugh. haha!

This is what it looks like from my apt window! My poor truck and poor Calgary Flames flags. lol

Edit; How neat! My 365 days photo for today - day 5 made it into “Explore” on flickr!!! I went to make my little “poster” thingie and noticed I had 3 other photos that made it into Explore and I didn’t even know it! haha!

I have the most horrible kink in my neck right now! It’s so bad, you can literally feel the knot and see the swelling! I’m also coming down with a bit of a cold, which is probably from going from warmer temperatures to much colder ones with rain and snow showers!

I didn’t sleep well at all last night! I was so stuffy and congested and for some reason, having some crazy dreams! The first dream was weird! It was like in real time, like I was in bed with Jo beside me and the cats sleeping between us. At some point, I tossed and turned so much that I was upside down on the bed. Like, my head at Jo’s feet! I kept getting short of breath during the dream and waking up to find my head, locked between Jo’s legs. LOL! How crazy! It happened several times throughout the dream before my mom appeared and rescued me from the mean grip of Jo’s legs! I did wake up once gasping for breath! It’s amazing how dreams have that kind of effect on a person! I know I’ve woken up from emotional dreams in the past, where I’d been crying and my eyes were filled with tears! Weird!

Tonight is game 4 between the Calgary Flames and the Detroit Red Wings! I hope the Flames play like they did Tuesday night! Like I said, it was an awesome game! I hope we come out with another win!

So, I purchased my reseller along with a photography blog domain, as Stacey mentioned I should! It’ll be for girls (or should I say women lol) only, which is mostly due to the name I purchased! If you’re interested in joining, let me know here or by emailing me at herbrokentoy [at] shaw.ca! I’m thinking of having no more than 7 people join for now, so besides me and Stacey, there’s 5 slots open!

I need to find a “working” plugin for flickr. The couple that I’ve tried just aren’t working, it’s driving me nuts! Guess I’ll keep looking and keep trying!

Like the subject says, I sometimes wonder why I even bother with having a blog. Here I was thinking about opening a second, but I’m questioning why I even have this one. I’ve even considered closing it all together because I’m starting to feel it’s all a waste of time! Eh.

Game 3 tonight. Calgary Flames vs Detroit Redwings. We’re hoping for some winning action tonight. I can’t imagine losing 7 games straight (the two losses in Detroit followed 4 losses in the regular season). I was expecting to see more “Flamin’ C’s” around the city today but there were no more than usual! I did hear the new “Anthem” song, Bringing Stanley Back. It’s cute, I still love the Guns N Roses - Paradise city one better, but it’s not bad!

I have a few things to do around here before it’s game time. We’re going to watch the Ottawa game before “our” game and it starts in about an hour.

So, the other morning after Jo heads into work, I decided I would treat myself to Tim Horton’s. Made my regular order, which included my beloved Iced Capp. They ask me to pull to the window for my total and once it’s tallied, it pops onto the little outside display. The display showed $6.66!! How creepy! If I didn’t love my Iced Capp so much, I would’ve sped away! hahaha!

Speaking of ordering! Can you imagine the troubles I have when speaking to people and ordering! I have to repeat my orders at least 3 or 4 times before the person taking it realizes what I’m ordering!! And the other night we decided to order some individual pizzas, wings and bread sticks from Pizza 73 (which is so delicious by the way) and the guy taking my order just simply couldn’t understand me when I gave him my address! I said it 3 times, the last 2 times being loud and slow! Then he asked me to just spell it out, which I did! He repeated it back to me and I said “No (insert my giggle-fit), it’s blah blah blah!”.. so he read it back to me again, laughing a bit and I said “No, that still isn’t it! I’m sorry if I’m making this hard on you, I’m from Georgia and we speak in a much slower pace and have funny accents!”.. We laughed for a bit and eventually, we got it right! It’s often frustrating for me, so I can only imagine how it is for the person on the other end of the conversation! I cannot help that my accent seems so harsh up here! lol!

I’ve been toying with some ideas for a project I want to start! For myself. I’ve discussed doing it as a group thing at one point, with a few friends and I’ll eventually do that as well! For now, however, I am thinking of starting another blog which will, for the most part, pertain to my life in the city of Calgary (and surrounding locations like Banff, Lake Louise and Drumheller)! I’ll document events I may attend (concerts, hockey games and what not), document experiences at restaurants or resorts (like when Jo finally takes me to places like Banff), places I may venture out to like galleries or parks. Things like that! I’ll include photos with my posts, on most occasions! I plan on exploring this city for the next few months, just getting a feel of things and figured I should document the process! If it goes well and others become interested, I may turn it into a group thing, where users/members can document their own lives, in their own cities!

Yay, nay?

I’m also considering starting a home business! It’s something I’d been thinking about for quite awhile and even spoke to my mom about a few times! My lovely friend Jess runs a small candle business from her home and she is the biggest inspiration in my “idea” and “plan”. I’d like to start up something along the lines of doing gift baskets! Make my own candles, stationary (though I’ll have somethings to figure out with that), greeting cards (maybe post cards), possibly jewelery (this is a stretch, but it’s worth mentioning because it’s bouncing around in my thoughts) and also baked goods, if I can figure out the best way to keep those goods (cookies and candies) fresh. I suppose on the baked goods, it would just be based on the order and not premade (that wouldn’t work lol), so that shouldn’t be too hard to figure out! I have always enjoyed baking and over the last few months, I’ve gotten really good (so I’m told)!

On a completely different note, I started over on my 365 Days, which you can keep up with at my Flickr page! I hated that I had to quit in the latter part of last year but I knew that I’d eventually start back up! I figured it was about time I did just that! I’m hoping to get some inspiration from some of my pals that have been doing this since I began the first time! Hopefully I’ll get more creative with time!

We’re doing a “date” day tomorrow! Jo’s off from work and we’ve decided we’re going to do “dinner and a movie”, by feasting on Singapore Sam’s (which I love, even though I was told I was eating crab meat the first time I ate there.. only to find out it was Calamari!! aka, SQUID! ewww) and then we’re going to catch 300, if it’s still playing!

We have a few errands to run as well! We need to set up a separate bank account, that I can use with my paypal and what not, which will be completely separate (different bank as well) from our primary accounts! Then we have to run to a few stores to pick up a few things, like a new office chair! My behine is going to be so thankful to get into a much comfier chair! I’m hoping the weather is going to be nice too, I’d like to take a walk when we get back from doing everything! I’m thinking of brining my camera along for the walk and possibly get some shots of the mountains from our area!

I think for now though, I’m going to catch up on a few blogs and emails! Then I’m going to dry my hair and hit the sack!

Edit 3; *sniff sniff* Well crap..!! Guess we’ll look for some wins when they bring it home to the Saddle Dome (catch my rhyme?) for Tuesday’s game!
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Edit 2; Yay, Calgary scored.. we’re on the board and the Flames seem to be playing better now!!!!!! I hope it continues like that!
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Edit; Intermission. The first period is over and we’re down 2 - 0. Bah! Penalties, penalties! I hope they can get it pulled together and come out with the win.
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In just under an hour, the Calgary Flames and Detroit Redwings game will get underway!! It’s game two! The Redwings won game one, 4 - 1, but today, the win is ours! *crossing fingers & eyes*

I’ve never enjoyed a single sport as much as I do hockey and never loved a team (other than the Georgia Southern Eagles football team) as much as I do the Calgary Flames. I may not have been born and raised in Calgary, Canada period.. but I’m just as much a fan as any other!

I love watching Jarome Iginla on the ice, he’s been the captain since 2003 I believe! Their goalie, Kiprusoff is amazing. You should see some of the saves he’s made and makes!

When I was a bit younger and still in high school, I remember my dad flipping to a hockey game and all I could think was “What a silly sport.. Men chasing a little black thing on skates!!”.. My, my how my opinion has changed! I get a rush watching them, like I’m one of the team. Silly, I know but haven’t most die-hard fans of any sport felt like that? I may be female, but I also enjoy the aggressiveness of the sport.. like when the brawls break out! lol

Jo joined this thing at work, where he pays $1 a paycheck, and he gets chances to win all kinds of things.. including FLAMES tickets! He told his boss that if he didn’t sign up for this and I found out, he’d never hear the end of it! He’s right and he’d probably be in the doghouse (or storage room I should say)! I am hoping that they do this with some playoff tickets and Jo’s able to score them for us. I’d love to see any game live but especially a playoff game!

I bet 17th Ave is hopping right about now. A part of me wishes I could partake in this “The Red Mile” thing or check out the new “Flames Central”.. but the more sane part of my brain says “Are you nuts??!!”.. I can only imagine the crowd! I’m sure most are out to support their love for the team but some people just can’t help but cause trouble! They had some problems with vandalism and such in the past on “The Red Mile” and have decided to enforce a “bad behavior law” (or clause? something, anyway). Spitting is even considered bad behavior, which even if it were not.. how gross! lol Hopefully with the increased law enforcement, things won’t get out of hand!

With that.. all I have to say is Iggy Iggy Iggy.. Oi Oi Oi! ;]

I’m going to grab some snacks and a drink and relax a bit before the game! I skipped breakfast so I could snack, since I’m bad about snacking during movies/tv shows/hockey games!

I can’t believe I’ve blogged three days in a row! Go me! :]

Brandon? Are you kidding me? Sure, he forgot some of the words. Uhm, hello, cough Haley anyone??!! I’m sorry if you’re a fan but the girl just isn’t stacking up to the rest at all! I thought Brandon was a heck-of-a-lot better than Haley!! She wasn’t even in the bottom three!!! I don’t understand why she’s still in this competition! She’s got a pretty face, I’ll give her that.. but modeling would certainly go better for her! If she isn’t voted off next, I’m going to start to think this entire thing is rigged from the beginning (which I guess could be true either way lol)!! Sanjaya would’ve even been a better vote tonight.. I think America hath made a boo boo!!

I really hope Jordin wins! She’s adorable and has an awesome voice! I guess I should keep my Georgia loyalty up and say Stephanie is my favorite but I’d rather be honest! tehe! She can sing, but Jordin just has a spark!!

Funny thing; My dad is on this scuba diving kick. He’s 63 years old with heart problems. I’m very surprised his cardiologist gave the ok for it honestly. Anyway. So he’s really into this scuba diving, which is cool.. whatever floats his boat. He has his first lesson somewhere in Florida this weekend and his second lesson next weekend. He purchased some of his gear today. I was supposed to go with him but I was still running a fever this morning, so I opted out. He bought his wet suit, goggles, fins, booties and snorkel. After he got back from the wellness center (he jogs / works out and does water aerobics), he decided to try on some of his gear for us. He slid his booties on first and I couldn’t resist asking “Are you going to be diving in the tub tonight?”.. For those who don’t know, we pick on my dad A LOT. He knows we do it in fun and not in a rude way.. so after he tries on the booties, he slips the fins on. I couldn’t help but think of how ridiculous my dad looked at that exact moment. It was like Ronald McDonald fins!! His next item was the goggles. The second he turned to me and Jo, we both looked at each other and burst into laughter!! I started imagining my dad under water, during his scuba lessons and wondering what the fish were going to think of this “character”. Hahaha! I can honestly say, I’ve never laughed so hard at my dad in my entire life! I’m happy he’s doing something he will likely enjoy but I can’t help but laugh at his attire!

I think I’m going to go and continue my search for a theme switcher!

The run-down of the last couple of weeks; Not much has gone on, really. I’ve been sick, not only with headaches but in the last few days I’ve had symptoms of the flu. I’ve been running a fever since yesterday, aching all over and just have a huge lack in energy.

There’s still a lot we have to do before we leave for Calgary. We’d originally planned to leave this past weekend but my mother wanted to throw us a going away party this coming Friday, so we decided to stay one more week. I finally got to spend some time with my sister and the kids yesterday. We all had dinner at my mom’s house last night. I didn’t know they were all going to be there, so I hope they don’t get whatever this is that I have. Bleh.

Living in this house has drained me! There’s constant stress and my dad just has a way of saying or doing things to piss one off, especially me! Sometimes he doesn’t do it intentionally but others, I could swear he does! He’s even started doing little things to his girlfriend, Kim!!

My grandmother has been up and down and in and out of the hospital the last couple of weeks. They think she’s suffering from the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s disease. She’s very restless at night, suffers from a lot of memory loss and also has hallutionations. She tells us about a “baby” or “children” sleeping in the bed with her, that keeps her up all night. Mama and Tammy will check on her and she’ll just be roaming around the house talking crazy! Some of you have met her and you’ll recall, she’s never been one to swear but last night.. omg! She was so aggitated, we’d hear her say “Son of a b#$%@”! We stayed at my mom’s last night and though I don’t remember hearing her up and about, mama says she was!

Well, I’m going to finish up some stuff and go take a nap! I still have several things to tie up before we leave Saturday!

Check list;

1] New tires
2] Oil change
3] Brakes checked
4] Passport waiting
5] Check prices for flying the cats to Calgary
6] Cash all checks / get money together
7] Sort through belongings in garage
8] Wash / detail truck

I’m sure there’s plenty more that needs to be on that list but I don’t want to worry myself.. haha!

I am so excited that Dancing With The Stars is finally back on! Wahoo! I loved last season, especially when it got to the final two! Emmitt Smith was so fantastic! I hope this season is going to be just as good! I know Laila Ali is in, as is Ian Ziering and Joey Fatone! Should make for an intersting season!

I’m not as big on American Idol as I am this show! I haven’t been since the first season, I just slowly lost all interest in it. I can watch it, definitely, especially during the auditions.. haha! My dad’s girlfriend, Kim is ALL about American Idol! Don’t try talking to her during that show, you will be shushed or ignored! lol