Thursday, March 23, 2006

Stolen from Mike's Blog

What Action Hero Figure Would You Be?

You scored as Maximus. After his family was murdered by the evil emperor Commodus, the great Roman general Maximus went into hiding to avoid Commodus's assassins. He became a gladiator, hoping to dominate the colosseum in order to one day get the chance of killing Commodus. Maximus is valiant, courageous, and dedicated. He wants nothing more than the chance to avenge his family, but his temper often gets the better of him.

Indiana Jones

83%

Maximus

83%

Captain Jack Sparrow

67%

Batman, the Dark Knight

67%

James Bond, Agent 007

54%

The Terminator

54%

Lara Croft

54%

El Zorro

50%

The Amazing Spider-Man

50%

William Wallace

50%

Neo, the "One"

46%


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I really wish I had scored Indiana Jones. That would have been awesome. Plus, I look good in hats.

Cheers!

K

Monday, March 20, 2006

Random Quiz Time

Your 1920's Name is:
Mercedes Esperanza

You Are a Classic Martini
You area sophisticated drinker, who knows that simple quality is over-rated.You're a knowledgeable drunk, but sometimes you're a know-it-all when you're blasted.
You should never: Drink and gossip. You tend to forget who's standing right behind you!
Your ideal party: Has a real bartender. But no one mixes a better drink than you.
Your drinking soulmates: those with a Chocolate Martini personality
Your drinking rivals: those with a Margarita Martini personality
What Flavor Martini Are You?

Saturday, March 18, 2006

The ten minute detective

It is really, really snowing. I feel like I should be studying, cleaning, or baking. The latter comes from a childhood conviction that baking made the house warm. I used to convince my mother that she desperately needed to bake muffins with me, so that we could warm up our house, which by the way was cold because my father guarded the thermostat of incessantly.

“But daddy, I’m catching hypothermia.” *dramatic teenager-style*
“Put on a sweater.”
“I’m wearing two.”
“When you pay for heat, you’ll see the brilliance of the sweaters.”

Now that I’m on my own, I see his point. Never thought I would, but I sure do. Anyway. Back to baking.
Mum and I would bake something, and really have fun doing it. The house would smell like fresh banana-chip muffins, and I would feel at home. Now I just feel nostalgic…and hungry for muffins. I also really miss my family. (They have the good muffin tins. I’m only half kidding!!)


I braved the damn Whyetmud today, and for anyone who owns a vehicle/will be driving one of the main lifelines in Edmonton, I have wisdom to impart of you: DON’T DO IT! It’s a deathtrap. People make fun of me for being for scared of winter driving, and I’m always convinced that they don’t understand the inherent danger that comes with it. I’ve also always been crazy-paranoid about driving…I concluded that a fatal car accident definitely ranks in my top 3 fears. I have a lot of secret fears, so that’s pretty high. I mean, I just don’t want to lose a loved one or my own life because of an accident that could have been avoided. Is that so hard to understand?


So, I clearly decided to spend the day cooped up in my apartment listening to Zeppelin, reading, and cleaning. I have to commence the cleaning; I got too into my detective fiction (as per usual). Ah. Hardboiled detective fiction, I love you so. I just decided that I’m making it the subject of this entry.


I decided to let y'all know that I downgraded my shoe collection when I moved. I just counted. I only have 64 pairs here from the original 75. They are almost all sandles, they nearly all hurt my feet, and I love each and every one as though it were a child. Why do I own so many sandles of various height (many are flip-flops, many are heels) when I live in a country that is frozen 6 months of the year? Sad, yes?


Also, this is what happens when I get snowbound in Sherwood Park and crash at Chelsey's place. We decide to get intoxicated and embrace the great outdoors. I'm terrified of getting sick yet AGAIN, so that's why I'm bundled up in a million layers of warmth. I like the hood on the hoodie that I stole from her. I wish it was red- I would look like Steve Zissou, and it would be wonderful.




Cheers!

K

Quote du Jour
“Oh my God! My parents were socialist perverts!”
-Chelsey


Thursday, March 09, 2006

fait accomplit
does
Dewey’s


To celebrate the launch of our latest issue,
fait accomplit will take over all of Dewey’s
Monday 27 March 7 pm

Join us to pick up your latest fix
enjoy readings by the talented writers
see pictures by wacky photographers
hear the musical stylings of Babe Lloyd



Send your questions and angst to
faitaccomplit@yahoo.ca

Saturday, March 04, 2006

It seemed like a good idea at the time…

Doing laundry at a quarter to one in the morning seemed like such a good idea. As I toss in my dirty clothes, it dawns on me…this machine takes forever! Dammit! Why can’t my building have good washers and dryers? Honestly, both of the machines have seemingly endless cycles, and it
drives me crazy. And the dryer is absolute, unadulterated crap. I usually have to run my clothes through the thing twice, which makes it twice as long! Not to mention that both machines are a buck twenty five a shot. Three seventy-five for laundry?? Highway burglary! Don’t even get me started on doing sheets and towels.
Anyway, its been an interesting few weeks. Valentines Day was fabulous; Geoff got me the most beautiful diamond necklace known to mankind. He spoils me, he really does. I mean, I was all psyched to give him his gift (a neat picture of pool balls and a cue that I framed all super-fancy like), and then he gives me this BREATHTAKING jewelry! I welled up and cried like a small, bewildered child. That’s actually an accurate description of how it made me feel, too. Seriously. He’s too good to be true.
Okay, so we (Geoff, Chelsey, Jay and myself) went to Fairmont for a week of skiing, drinking, and overall good times. And good times were had by all, indeed! The place was absolutely gorgeous, we had an awesome view of the mountains. We got to go to the hot springs (which was tough on poor Geoff, seeing as how it is winter and he has a shaved head!) and the best part was that I got to go skiing!!!! I loved every second of it, and Geoff even came with me! Sharing something that you love with the person that you love is such an awesome feeling, you know? Like, I looked over at him on the chairlift, and I was just so happy that he came with me! He’s amazing. He did a great job on the slopes, too. It was fabulous.

Chesley and I had some excellent bonding time, as well. It was cool to hang out with someone and not secretly want to smack them. We even played a whole lot of games, and she more or less controlled her competitive side. I have so many awesome stories, but I’m tired and don’t want to try and recall. I’ll post a picture instead.


This is from the random drive we took into bear/tick country. Chelsey was more afraid of the ticks then of the bears. Her smile is just masking her terror.

The rest of the time was awesome, as well. We just hung out a lot, watched a lot of the OC, Simpsons, and Clone High. It was a week of references, mainly “Raise the roof! RAISE IT!!!” Followed by manic hand gestures and much laughter. Also, the Black Eyed Peas had their crowning moment of glory, as we all became obsessed with one of their songs. I would venture to guess that it’s titled “Pump It”, but I really have no clear idea. In any case, it was a whole lot of awesome. Even the 7 hour drive was tolerable, providing I didn’t look at the speedometer while Geoff was tearing down the highway. I mostly just closed my eyes when he passed people, and tried to envision a calm blue ocean. I’m not kidding.
Buut, coming back to reality is possibly the worst part of a vacation. Its even worse then the gas station bathrooms pit stops during the drive. I hate school, and just want it to be over. It’s mostly due to Symbolic Logic, which is my literal kryptonite. I hate it so much….words fail me. My mid term is on Tues, and I’m just freaking right the fuck out. Every time I sit down to do some work, I end up in tears, and totally convinced that I’m the stupidest person in the university. Anyone who knows me understands how much it takes to make me cry (in a bad way, not a “my boyfriend just gave me a diamond necklace” sort of way. I feel I need to clarify this.) Seriously. I’ve never considered dropping out of school more then I have in the last month. In a different class the other day, the question was posed, “What would you do if you have five minuets before the world was destroyed?” Everyone had all these insightful responses that had to do with religion and loved ones. All I could think about was lighting my symbolic logic text on fire and dancing around it manically screaming “burn fucker, burn!” Is that healthy?
The fact that cash flow has significantly decreased might have something to do with my negativity, as well. Jordo tutors me in symbolic logic (yes, I have a tutor. No, I still don’t get it. Yes, I am a complete moron.) every Monday night, so I had to cut back on my already-slim shifts at One Stop. Not just for tutoring, though. My other classes are kicking my ass as well, like my various C Lit classes and my useless Soc class. Dammit, I just want this degree to be DONE! I’m craving academic freedom, and it’s really beginning to wear on me. Ignore my negativity, I’m just going through a “thing”. I’ll be back to loving all that I do soon enough. (Except symbolic logic. Clearly.)
The fait accomplit 2006 edition is in it’s final stages of completion, and I’m looking forward to the release party. The details are still being sussed out, but I’ll post ‘em if I remember. I didn’t even fill my blog with “SUBMIT YOURSELF TO FAIT ACCOMPLIT” propaganda this time around. Huh. Well, we have a ton of submissions, and some pretty incredible stuff. The release party will have readings from the poetry and prose, and this time the sound issues has been dealt with…I saw to that. Okay, propaganda: c’mon down, have a drink and some chow, listen to some poetry, buy a book! They make great stocking stuffers! (lame excuse, but hey, ya do what ya godda do! And no. They actually make horrible stocking stuffers. But they’re pretty cool, otherwise.) If I do space on posting the details, here’s the site:

http://www.geocities.com/faitaccomplit/

Why didn’t I post that sooner? What a gong show.

Okay, I’m going to check on the Laundry of Eternity…no dice. Have I mentioned that I detest these machines?

-K

Quote du Jour
“Raise the roof! RAISE IT!!!”