Vic: Is that a piece of work or what? Clark: What is this? "Rodolfo Lasparri"? Vic: Clark, I gotta tell you. The odds are pretty good we're all gonna be on a plane to Palermo, Sicily tonight, at midnight, *if* we're still walking. Clark: I don't want to go to Palermo, Sicily! Vic: Have you ever been there? Clark: No, of course not! Vic: Then you really can't make an informed judgment, can you, Rodolfo? This movie quote from one of my all time favorite movies, The Freshman. Which brings me to my point...if you've never been somewhere, how do you know you don't want to go? If you've never tried a food, how do you know you wont like it? AND if you have never curled before, how can you bag on it? Yeah, you read that right...I'm going to dedicate my post to defending curling. I have done nothing but defend curling ever since the start of the Olympics, so why not here too. :) I openly admit to any and all, that I curl. Sadly, I don't do it currently as the division I … [Read more...]
Easy does it….
When I was a little girl my favorite toy was a kitchen (hold back the shocked look from your face). It was shaped like different animals (the fridge was in the shape of a penguin and so on). It was outside near my sandbox and I played with it for hours until the sun faded it away to nothing. So it should come as no surprise that my second favorite toy of all time was the Easy-Bake Oven. Oh the fun of mixing up the little packet (that cost an arm and a leg and I would have to beg my mother to get me more). Then putting it in the little pan. Pushing it into the oven with the funny little tool(pan pusher) it came with. And then watching it rise as it baked. I stood so close to that thing, I probably fried a few brain cells (I will go with that, clearly all the beer I drink wasn't the cause...it's that darn Easy-Bake Oven from my childhood). I bring this up because the inventor (Ronald Howes) of the Easy Bake died last week. Given the fact that my love of baking started with his little … [Read more...]
No, no….F you…
I had made these shortbread a couple of days ago in honour of Canada and the start of the Olympics. But things got busy and truthfully I could really think of anything but Go Canada to really write. Until today. When a lovely American citizen provided me with some fuel for my blog. I was walking through the parking lot of Trader Joe's today. Now if you are not familiar with Trader Joe's, it's a little more on the hippie side of things so I was a little taken back with what was said to me. I was wearing jeans, a Flames sweatshirt, and a Team Canada hat (pictured above ironically). When all of a sudden I hear some guy shout, “Fuck Canada and your hockey team, USA all the way!” He was pointing to my hat. I stood there thinking for a few seconds, deciding if I had enough time in my day to waste by engaging in conversation with this man. There were lots of witnesses so I thought, what the heck. I smiled politely at the man. I said, “I take it you are a Team USA fan?” In which … [Read more...]
I like you a latte….
So Valentine's Day is upon us. If your lucky to have someone in your life romantically speaking, then chances are you are pro V-day. But if you don't have anyone special, then chances are you are anti V-day. And though it sucks to have no one special in your life, I feel there is one more place that is harder to be at on Valentine's Day then alone.... Purgatory (it's not just for dead people anymore). Valentine Purgatory is a killer. My friend M asked for my advice this week. See he is in Valentine Purgatory. He's been on about 5 dates with the girl he is currently with. So new, but not super new. And just enough along that he knows he is in the shitter if he doesn't do something to recognize the holiday. If he goes over too much he risks sending the wrong message of “I love you”. Which he doesn't. Too little and you could risk her thinking you are not that into her. Which he claims he is. Well, he actually said, “She's cool. Sometimes funny, but not always. Really nice … [Read more...]
