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So do you like my new sweater????

I got it at Suzy Shier today for only 20 bucks! I love it ~ it looks like Roots Canada only it doesn't cost a fortune. I feel very Canadian in it :) I also got a white collared shirt for under a v-neck sweater, and some blue PJs ~ those were both 10 bucks, they were having a huge January sale.

I had an orthodontist appt today, and she put a spring on one of my bottom teeth. It can't straighten until there's room for it to move ~ thank god I only have that one crooked tooth. It doesn't feel as different as I thought it would.

I finally got news of my consultation in Halifax for my surgery, they are emailing the Dr. today and will get back to me soon to book an appt. I hope I can get one on a friday or monday so I don't have to take much time off. I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!! Oh, get this ~ the doctor's name is Dr. Precious LOLOL Someone told me there is also a Dr. Lovely and Dr. Good(something?) Hopefully this is a good sign!

Oh my gosh ~ the most stupid thing happened at market square after my appt. I sat down at a bench to scratch a set for life ticket and this weird guy sits down beside me. He started asking me questions, shook my hand etc. and then asked if I had a good memory and gave me his phone number!! LOLOL and he kept harassing me to call him, it was so embarrassing! I didn't know what to say ~ there was obviously something wrong with him (and NO not just b/c he wanted me to call him LOL) I've seen him around town before. I got up to leave b/c I was getting a drive home but I still had about 10 min to spare so I waited by the pedway, well he followed me and started asking me to call him on sunday! So then I took an elevator and hid by standing in the parking garage for a while. I felt bad for the guy, I really didn't know what to say??

I checked the mail for the first time this week and it was like Mary Poppins' mailbox ~ it was bottomless! There was a bunch of junk like usual, but a letter from Tanya YAY! I was surprised to get something from the Celtic Studies Dept at St.FX ~ they're doing a review and sent me a big survey to fill out. I feel so connected now LOL

Saint Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia

I love that new song by Outkast ~ Hey ya, I d'loaded it tonight. I'm sure it's one of those songs that will get old real fast, but right now I love it!
oighrig 8:47 PM - [Link]
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Well they still hadn't fixed the fan at work today, big surprise.... Seamus was annoyed and called Richard to get his butt over there and fix it (it's nice having a huge grumpy Irishman in your corner sometimes:) but all he did was jab at it with a pen which seemed to work for a few minutes. At least it's not as bad as it was, and if it gets worse I'll just have fun doing the same ~ I had thought about it before, but it's connected to all the computers and with my luck I would wipe them all out!

So I found out today from Norm that it was Seamus' birthday last saturday ~ shoot! I wish I had known, maybe I will get him a belated b'day card. It was Stan's birthday on friday and I guess since there are a few others w. January b'days at work that they are getting together on friday night to celebrate at the 3 mile. I was formally invited today, but I don't think I'll go since everybody's older/married. I'll have to ask Seamus if he's going or not ~ I somehow can't see him wanting to, esp. with Callie being there, but at the same time it's kind of in his honour.

UGHHH!!! I now have a #2 on my list of worst drinks ever! Today at lunch I decided to get a bottle of juice at the petrocan, I was going to get my usual orange juice but saw they had ruby red grapefruit juice too ~ I thought That'd be a nice change! I never really had grapefruit growing up, I think maybe a few times and I remembered not being a fan of it. I figured since it was by tropicana it MUST be good, I mean, ppl buy it don't they?? AUGH! it tasted like (from what I can imagine?) some kind of poison!! I could barely get a sip down it was so awful. How on earth can ppl drink that stuff?!

Oh, in case you're in suspense, my #1 worst drink was from my university days and I was into weird hippie vitamins and health food. It was a powder called Greens+ and it's made from rare seaweeds from japan and plants you can only get from a mountain top after slaying a dragon and fighting off pterodactyls (did I spell that right?) and you're supposed to mix it with water or apple juice. First of all, it doesn't mix very well so it basically stays in clumps. I thought I would die with the first gulp ~ it was so horrible!! I cannot immagine grass and dirt tasting as bad! I tried the apple juice suggestion too, but I think that was even worse.




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I have recently rediscovered the 80s Scottish band Big Country

I love their sound, it makes you feel great ~ I only just found out the sad news that stuart adamson committed suicide 2 years ago:( He was such a great musician, with such a unique style. Agh!! I hate when I catch on to ppl too late.

Well, today mainly consisted of RRRRRRRRRRRAHHHHHH..rrrrrr...RRRRRRAAAAHHH!!!!!!!
This stupid mechanical box in my office has a fan that needs to be oiled, and it can only be likened to a jet engine/train/tortured cow ~ of course coupled with an Irishman doing his best to imitate it throughout the day:) Chris @ 9am says "someone will fix it within a couple hours", so of course at 4:30 it was still driving me mad ~ there is no way I am sitting through another day with that! I actually had tears in my eyes just before I left ~ I think I was going mental!

Speaking of mental ~ Heather wrote this in her email today by mistake: "His show has been getting very heavy mental like lately." LOL! It was in regards to Steve's radio show.

Something hilarious happened recently ~ my mother had a little bout of road rage/parking lot rage the other night and in her anger blurted out "Come on you little Christer!!" I tried not to smirk at first b/c she was so ticked, but eventually I bursted out laughing and she did too ~ what the *#&$ is a Christer?? Well anyway, at work yesterday I was slogging away at my reports and came across an email from a Norwegian guy named Christer!! To which someone had replied "Dear Christer:" I almost DIED trying not to laugh out loud, what are the chances?:) It's funny what ppl will come out with when they're angry.




oighrig 8:29 PM - [Link]
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Well, here is my first blog post of the year ~ I must start out with the funniest (and most accurate) online quiz ever:).....

Mean lil fellow, arn't you?


What Monty Python Character are you?
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