Friday, March 31, 2006

 

The First Bar-B-Que of 2006

Wednesday Night was so nice out we decided to have the FIRST Bar-B-Que this year. Unless you count Hot dogs.



Look at them Steaks all Marinating in Salad Dressing..


I lit the Bar-B-Que.


The bottom grates starting tho rust out....


Nice warm flames...




I boiled some canned potatoes on the Hot side first..


I poured the rest of the marinade in the can..


Salmonella Be Damned. You got to live Life on the Edge sometimes.


I decided to use the small Bar-B-Que.. because the Big one needs new valves.


The potatoes are so flavourful.. I think it's the flavour of the can..


Add some Sauteed Mushrooms and Onions and Voila. Tasty Tasty.


Thursday, March 30, 2006

 

Sweeping out the Dirty Hole

Today the chimey sweep came to sweep out the chimney.. duh.  What else would he be there to do?


 




 


He brought his brushes and vacuum to clean out the ash and soot.


 



 


He also cleaned out some more dead birds that fell down the chimney. 


I think it's just easier to light the fire and open the flu.. 


 




 


 


He then climbed up on the roof and wrapped new mesh around the chimney cap.  I could have done that.


He only did that because the cap was stuck on the chimney.


Wednesday, March 29, 2006

 

Operation Old Lady

Operation Old Lady has been a success.

My Nana hosted a Surprise Party for my Moms Sixtieth Birthday.

The Whole Famn Damily showed up... Including me.

Tom came in from Ottawa.  I pretended I was sleeping all day.. since I work at night.  And Jack drove us up.

It was all part of a cunning plan.




 


Mom was Surprised too see everyone.  She thought she was just going out to lunch with Melissa and Nana.


 





 


Mom Blew out all the candles she could.


 





 


Meg and Gerry handed out the cake.


 





 


Uncle Pete looks for a sippy cup to put his beer in.


 Watch you don't Spill Pete


 





 


Eaven shows me his tattoo..  He told me "It'sth Bugsth"


 





 


Tom discovered he suffers from narcolepsy and dozed off standing in the kitchen.


 


All in All it was a good day. 


The Boyz hung out in the basement playing X-Box,  


There was way too much food....


The Uncles reminisced about making their friends crap themselves when they were in there teens, and electrocuting each other.. good times, good times.


And the best part was that mom was obviously oblivious to the whole ordeal until she walked in.


I'd make this entry longer.. but I'm going to bed.. more pictures are in the album Operation: Old Lady.


Wednesday, March 22, 2006

 

Happy Birthday Mom

Today is my Mom's Birthday...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM





Last night we went to the Keg again for Dinner.. mmmmm

Melissa and I split some Escargot

No Shells.. they were stuffed in Mushroom caps.

Then gifts and cake and stuff...

Now I don't need to Bar-B-Que since I ate some grilled Beef...


Monday, March 20, 2006

 

the FIRST day of Spring

Today is the FIRST day of Spring..this year.
I've lived through other spring days and this isn't really my first.

I feel like such a "Spring day" Whore now.


On a pessimistic note.. today is the last day of winter..

Goodbye beautiful snow, crisp cool air, slippery roads and 8 hours of sunlight.

oh.. wait.. it's still -5, snowing, and I work at night..



I've been contemplating firing up the Bar-B-Que lately. Getting some big thick steaks, and potatoes. Grill up some mushrooms and saute some onions. Too bad it's been so cold. Not that I mind cooking outside in the cold. The Gaile force winds we've been experiencing lately are another story.

When it's -2 C with a windchill of -20 C.. It makes Grilled cheese sound more tasty.


At least it's warmer.

Thursday, March 16, 2006

 

Turning Japanese

Man... All I ate yesterday was Japanese food.
Wasabi Chips and Teryaki Experiance.

I watched Walk the Line yesterday.
It was alright.. I wouldn't give it an Oscar or anything..

end of blog...

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

 

Laowai Dinner

Last night was Chinese dinner at work.

We the employees that got bonuses bought the s.o.b.s, who didn't get bonuses, dinner.

I ordered the Spicy Shanghai Chicken. It wasn't very spicy.. and it had Shrimp and Egg in it more then the promised Chicken.

It was still tasty.. and it didn't make me lock myself in the bathroom like the guys who had the chili chicken, or the manchurian chicken.


Last week I won a Blanket at work.. This Week I won...

A Thermos.

I would have got another blanket but they ran out..

I had already gotten a thermos. But this one is Blue. The one I won before is Black.

The problem is I don't use Thermos'. especially since Tim Hortons is never more then a half hour away.

I won the Thermos for fixing something simple.. no great effort was put forth on my part.

Saturday, March 11, 2006

 

My Day at the Dealer

Wednesday night I went out.. I noticed my truck was making rubbing noised when I turned.

Rubbing noises when you turn is bad.

 

I woke up real early on Thursday and took my truck into the dealer.  I asked the dealer to check the steering noise out and to check the transmission which was feeling a bit rough.


I got home at 10 am on thursday.. just in time for MacGuyver.

The day passed and there was no call to tell me what was wrong with my truck or how much it would cost.

I called the dealer at 6pm but unfortunatly they closed.  That really sucked.. My truck was trapped at the dealer..

I called back in the morning on Friday.. they said the transmission was fixed but I probably wouldn't get it back since they just started the steering problem.. this was a problem since I needed to get to work on Friday night.


At 4pm I got a call from the dealerships coutesy shuttle.  He woke me up so I told him to come get me at 430p.  I had no idea what was wrong and was expecting to pay thousands of dollars in parts and labour since they had the truck for two days.

I went to the cashier. I asked what was wrong with my truck.

The Ball joints were replaced and they replaced the valves on the transmission.  My transmission has valves? 

I gave her my credit card, and she charged me $57 after tax..

Yay!

  Thats what the deductible on my extended warrenty is.

I paid it and left happy with the low price and a smooth running truck.

I just wonder who bought me an extended warrenty. 

My KM's just passed 100k, and I declined to buy the extended warrenty when I bought my truck about 4 years ago.

Don't tell Ford...

Friday, March 10, 2006

 

Stupid Smileys

I was wondering what a certain symbol meant.. I found it here.







:) :-) :^) smiling faces, happy
O;^) angel
>(',')< annoyed or sleeping kitty
-! @= anti nuke
I asleep
:= baboon
~:o a baby
:#( bandaid on my nose
Ø;^)» bearded man has his mind on another planet
:D big laugh
:-----} big liar
:/\} big nose
-O big yawn
!-} black eye
:-1 bland face
:* blowing a kiss
c-------7 boat
o....!!!!! bowling
%-) braindead
R-} broken glasses
;-E buck-toothed vampire
~=== candle
*\0/* cheerleader
0=:^) chef
()==>~:o child-birth
?;^( confused
>(?,?)< confused kitty
O_o or o_O confusion or shocked
3:-o cow
:&) crazy smile
:~( crying
;_; crying
~0) cup of coffee
-!! definitely not
:-[ despondent unhappiness
};^) devil
:-) 8 Dolly Parton
:^(» down and out with a beard
:-}.... drool
:*) drunk
(: I egghead or little guys in robes with R2D2
O.O eyes wide open
<*)))-{ a fish, fishy
@-}-- flower
:-)~(-: french kissing
8)~~* frog catching a fly
4:-} George Washington
,J gone fishing(worm on hook)
:)>+ a happy christian wearing a cross
8:-) happy little girl
:^)» happy person with a goatee
<3 heart
ð;^) holy roller
(8() Homer Simpson
J:^( hooked on something
(( )) hugs
(( )):** hugs and kisses
:*(~ hung over
;[ ] hungry
:-s incoherent statement
:-I indifferent
+++<3+++ infatuation
///0-0\\\ John Lennon
:** kisses
§;^() lawyer
:-9 licking lips
:> little grin
_\\// Live Long and Prosper!
((<3)) love
:{) man with mustache smiling
=^..^= meeow
Ø;^) mind on another planet
:$) money crazy grin
o--7o motorcycle



Who Knew??


I stole this from http://www.symbols.net/emoticons/

<:3)--- mouse
:-X my lips are sealed
-! no
:/i no smoking
@= nuclear explosion
8-O Oh my God!
:- out of words
(@v@) owl
8-) person wearing glasses
B) person wearing sunglasses
:-?} philosopher
:8) pig
+O:-) the Pope
:< pouting
+:-} priest
+! @= pro nuke
-:-) punk rocker
:-" pursed lips
[:] robot
<===~~ rocket
:-( sad
:-y said with a smile
:-/ sceptical
÷;^( schizophrenic
:-@ screaming
O_O shocked (big eyes)
:-V shouting
:-W shouting with forked tongue
:-'(~ sick from smoking
:-~) sick with a cold
>(~,~)< sleeping kitty
-_- sleepy or bored
:~i smoking
:-') smoking
:-? smoking a pipe
^o snoring
:-v speaking
:-w speaking with forked tongue
¿%?:-} split (ferrengi-ear) brain, bicameral mind
=-O starship Enterprise
**<3** star-struck
c:- state trooper or smokey the bear
:)~ sticking out tongue
:P sticking out tongue
>(O,O)< suddenly interested kitty
-_-' or -_-; sweat drops
:-7 talking out of side of face
ixxxxxi tennis net
<3<3 togetherness
:-J tongue in cheek
:-& tongue tied
<:>== a turkey
:o uh oh!
:-C unbelievable
=:^)= uncle sam
#-) unconscious
:-\ undecided
:( unhappy
+!! very much so
=:o very surprized
:<= walrus
:-)===> wearing a tie
{:-) wearing a toupee
@:-) wearing a turban
d:-) wearing baseball cap
>;-> wicked grin
())=( wine glass
;) winking
,-) winking, just kidding
<8:-) a wizard
+! yes
:-r yuk, sticking out tongue


 

Talking about What you need IS what you want

This epic 2 minute tv commercial doesn't seem so long.

Quote

What you need IS what you want


An epic, two-minute short film from Toyota featuring the 2007 Camry.


Wednesday, March 08, 2006

 

Track Pants Day

Today is a day of gluttony and thinking about if I should do something.. Naw..

 

Things I have done today:

 


Track pants are like walking around in a tank of fluffy kittens..


mm mm soft.


 



 


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