i just won in court for contesting a ticket about a year and a half ago when a cop said i ran a red light which was totaly bullshit.
i was sincerely so nervous i could have cried at any given moment, and when i got out, i'm not gonna lie, a silent tear of relief rolled down my cheek. i'm pretty homo in the sense that contesting a ticket scared the living crap out of me, despite a hundred friends telling me to relax, that the worse they can do is make me pay it. anyhow, its all said and done and i stuck it to the man! go me!
i even handed a hand drawn drawing to the judge of the way i remember the whole thing going down.
i guess i charmed the ol' guy.
as if my day could get any better, my boyfriend called me and announced that he has a pre-tour gift for me and has booked us a couples massage at spa-orange downtown and that i should get my bathing suit and meet him there at six thirty so we have a couple of hours to take advantage of the sauna and hot tub before we get rubbed down by swedish men.
i think i might die tonight, and i will be the happiest woman alive.
dear god, please send stef anderson home to me quickly and safely, i need her in my arms pronto.
love, meaghan.
Monday, April 28, 2008
shite
so i spent the whole weekend struggling to figure out why people were not responding to my text messages.
then i tried to call someone and it rang twice and then went straight to an alien line. internet connection/fax machine noises sound tame compared to this demonic screech that was coming out of my phone.
i went to the manoplex (mike's house) hoping to get some ideas for tour packages for him and lucky for me the two ladies of the house were there and so i had people to hang with despite my lack of ability to communicate.
today (monday) i went to see telus, the guy fiddled with my phone for approximately 3 minutes and 45 seconds and then 5 minutes later i received about 16 new texts all from friends trying to reach me this weekend (well the two friends who really ever do try to reach me lol).
i was upset, and frustrated but comforted by the fact that i wasnt in fact just unpopular.
i did have a productive weekend however working on my bedroom with my mom. and going to a flea market with kristina and alyssa to find gorgeous jewlery, mirrors, pictures of the pope and an adorable shawl with 10" fringe along the bottom that i most definitely plan on sporting this spring and summer.
here is some visual stimulus:
then i tried to call someone and it rang twice and then went straight to an alien line. internet connection/fax machine noises sound tame compared to this demonic screech that was coming out of my phone.
i went to the manoplex (mike's house) hoping to get some ideas for tour packages for him and lucky for me the two ladies of the house were there and so i had people to hang with despite my lack of ability to communicate.
today (monday) i went to see telus, the guy fiddled with my phone for approximately 3 minutes and 45 seconds and then 5 minutes later i received about 16 new texts all from friends trying to reach me this weekend (well the two friends who really ever do try to reach me lol).
i was upset, and frustrated but comforted by the fact that i wasnt in fact just unpopular.
i did have a productive weekend however working on my bedroom with my mom. and going to a flea market with kristina and alyssa to find gorgeous jewlery, mirrors, pictures of the pope and an adorable shawl with 10" fringe along the bottom that i most definitely plan on sporting this spring and summer.
here is some visual stimulus:
Friday, April 25, 2008
steam rising.
it turns out the bedframe i won on ebay is too large to ship by regular US postal service and my only other option is freight? Well the minimum shipping costs to have this glorious item shipped to me was 500$.
I just wrote the seller an email telling her i did not believe her bedframe is worth 700$ after shipping, and no, i do not want to drive to meet her half way in Windsor for pick up (which was her solution).
I'm pretty sure she is going to leave me negative feedback, but i can always just create a new account if its stopping me from having things i want.
The deciding factor in my battle between driving to Windsor and telling the bitch "no" was finding a WAY cuter bed frame on Craigslist. 125$, comes with the rails to hold the mattress, can pick it up on Saturday, no shipping costs. Sweet! I will post pictures once its up in my room, I don't want Mike to see it before he gets back, and he sneakily reads this thing sometimes ! (I asked him to).
I'm currently feeling pretty good about myself cause i brought a miniature art project i've begun to work so i won't spend the whole day mindlessly finding things online to write about. (online).
I think i'll get started.
P.s. boys being on tour sucks, but delicious healthy meals with isabel dont.
I just wrote the seller an email telling her i did not believe her bedframe is worth 700$ after shipping, and no, i do not want to drive to meet her half way in Windsor for pick up (which was her solution).
I'm pretty sure she is going to leave me negative feedback, but i can always just create a new account if its stopping me from having things i want.
The deciding factor in my battle between driving to Windsor and telling the bitch "no" was finding a WAY cuter bed frame on Craigslist. 125$, comes with the rails to hold the mattress, can pick it up on Saturday, no shipping costs. Sweet! I will post pictures once its up in my room, I don't want Mike to see it before he gets back, and he sneakily reads this thing sometimes ! (I asked him to).
I'm currently feeling pretty good about myself cause i brought a miniature art project i've begun to work so i won't spend the whole day mindlessly finding things online to write about. (online).
I think i'll get started.
P.s. boys being on tour sucks, but delicious healthy meals with isabel dont.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
fresh greens
new york was amazing. spent a reasonable amount of money, came home with a few cute things, stayed in a nice hotel and bonded endlessly with my man.
it was such a good weekend, in fact, that i started to feel sad about coming home. the dreaded sunday-night-means-monday-morning-is-coming-up feeling started to sink in and i had a bad feeling about today.
well luckily for me, some greater force somewhere decided they wanted to prove me wrong. I was not destined to have a bad Monday. Quite the opposite:
- I won the auction on the bedframe i wanted on ebay without even reaching my maximum bid.
- I received my new hair straightener in the mail today.
- I succesfully biked to work today, with only one minor embarassment.
- the sun is shining and spring time still seems to be here. at least for now.
it was such a good weekend, in fact, that i started to feel sad about coming home. the dreaded sunday-night-means-monday-morning-is-coming-up feeling started to sink in and i had a bad feeling about today.
well luckily for me, some greater force somewhere decided they wanted to prove me wrong. I was not destined to have a bad Monday. Quite the opposite:
- I won the auction on the bedframe i wanted on ebay without even reaching my maximum bid.
- I received my new hair straightener in the mail today.
- I succesfully biked to work today, with only one minor embarassment.
- the sun is shining and spring time still seems to be here. at least for now.
Friday, April 18, 2008
dont do drugs
i'm bored and i have stuff to talk about so i will express myself through this Web Log.
for starters i'm sure nobody will argue with how amazing this sudden shift in temperature is. The big white snowy land down the street from my house is now a magnificent field of brown grass and pavement.
I bought a bike last night so i could keep up with everyone else all summer, it does have a basket, which im hoping to carry lola around in once i'm less weebly-wobbly.
last night we had a girlie stoop party, Libby, Kat, Kristina, Essa, Stef and myself sat outside with Lola surveying the perimeter for intruders. She was pretty good at warning us when an evil-doer was on his way. She did however enjoy two brief visits from our neighbour Cousteau/Costaud... (i'm not sure which) a strapping young male weiner dog who is just a little bit bigger than her and seems to have taken a liking. He looks like this:
Libby and I discussed the possibilities for Lola's future, and although a small surgery will prevent her from having her own babies, this , i'm hoping will be an accurate depiction of my and her and cousteau/costaud's future together:
i found someone else who is hooked on Full House, and if anyone wants to join in our marathons this summer we're hoping to make them weekly...how did those little Tanners get so gorgeous??
Before
After
Tonight around 4am Mike and I will be heading to NYC for the weekend cause he ordered some drums off e-bay and wants to go pick them up. I'm excited for it cause i havent been there in two years. We don't know much about good places to eat though, and although street-meat and pizza will be our meal of choice for the most part, we budgeted for one real meal. if anyone knows anything please let me know.
sunday i'll be hitting up the brooklyn flea. if anyone needs anything, also let me know.
i was up pretty late last night and unfortunately upon waking up one hour late for work i forgot my lunch in the fridge YET again! I am getting really hungry and its only 11:13. luckily i'm having dinner out with mike and my mom tonight, and seeing how i tend to binge eat in restaurants anyway, i might be happy later not to have eaten at work as well. i have a babybel in my bag. that will help. i wish that baby bel could turn into this:
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
one last interesting story before i wrap this up and head back to my lover Katherine Moennig on the L word,
last night, Libby, Stef and I heard some weird crunching sounds coming from our little front yard area. The whole thing is covered in dried up leaves from last fall, and Libby suspected it could be mice emerging from their winter hiding spots. Later hearing it again, Stef and I believed it to be a little to constant a noise for it to be mice. So i took a closer look. At first I believe i was seeing trees and flowers sprouting before my eyes, which drew the other girls closer.
Upon closer inspection it was determined that i was actually hundreds of night worms emerging from holes in the ground and pushing leaves out of the way. It was possibly one of the eeriest, and most disgusting things I had ever seen. But Libby reassured me and told me it was like a free landscaping service and Kristina later seemed impressed as well, so i decided to stop being a baby and thinking they would creep in my window at night, and just embrace those little wigglers.
on that note, i guess i'll go back to my mindless internet roaming and spend all my money online.
oh yeah, i bit on this bed frame. i hope i get it.
also, don't do drugs:
for starters i'm sure nobody will argue with how amazing this sudden shift in temperature is. The big white snowy land down the street from my house is now a magnificent field of brown grass and pavement.
I bought a bike last night so i could keep up with everyone else all summer, it does have a basket, which im hoping to carry lola around in once i'm less weebly-wobbly.
last night we had a girlie stoop party, Libby, Kat, Kristina, Essa, Stef and myself sat outside with Lola surveying the perimeter for intruders. She was pretty good at warning us when an evil-doer was on his way. She did however enjoy two brief visits from our neighbour Cousteau/Costaud... (i'm not sure which) a strapping young male weiner dog who is just a little bit bigger than her and seems to have taken a liking. He looks like this:
Libby and I discussed the possibilities for Lola's future, and although a small surgery will prevent her from having her own babies, this , i'm hoping will be an accurate depiction of my and her and cousteau/costaud's future together:
i found someone else who is hooked on Full House, and if anyone wants to join in our marathons this summer we're hoping to make them weekly...how did those little Tanners get so gorgeous??
Before
After
Tonight around 4am Mike and I will be heading to NYC for the weekend cause he ordered some drums off e-bay and wants to go pick them up. I'm excited for it cause i havent been there in two years. We don't know much about good places to eat though, and although street-meat and pizza will be our meal of choice for the most part, we budgeted for one real meal. if anyone knows anything please let me know.
sunday i'll be hitting up the brooklyn flea. if anyone needs anything, also let me know.
i was up pretty late last night and unfortunately upon waking up one hour late for work i forgot my lunch in the fridge YET again! I am getting really hungry and its only 11:13. luckily i'm having dinner out with mike and my mom tonight, and seeing how i tend to binge eat in restaurants anyway, i might be happy later not to have eaten at work as well. i have a babybel in my bag. that will help. i wish that baby bel could turn into this:
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
one last interesting story before i wrap this up and head back to my lover Katherine Moennig on the L word,
last night, Libby, Stef and I heard some weird crunching sounds coming from our little front yard area. The whole thing is covered in dried up leaves from last fall, and Libby suspected it could be mice emerging from their winter hiding spots. Later hearing it again, Stef and I believed it to be a little to constant a noise for it to be mice. So i took a closer look. At first I believe i was seeing trees and flowers sprouting before my eyes, which drew the other girls closer.
Upon closer inspection it was determined that i was actually hundreds of night worms emerging from holes in the ground and pushing leaves out of the way. It was possibly one of the eeriest, and most disgusting things I had ever seen. But Libby reassured me and told me it was like a free landscaping service and Kristina later seemed impressed as well, so i decided to stop being a baby and thinking they would creep in my window at night, and just embrace those little wigglers.
on that note, i guess i'll go back to my mindless internet roaming and spend all my money online.
oh yeah, i bit on this bed frame. i hope i get it.
also, don't do drugs:
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
look up
there is a little more hippy in me than i realised and my urge to divorce the life i have for travelling and adventures is getting stronger.
i'm working on putting together a volunteering trip to cambodia for myself next fall or winter. the flight is pretty expensive but once im there it'll be dirt cheap. my friend amanda has been feeding me info and advice from when she did this trip and i'm hoping this actually goes down. i've been all talk and no action for so long now.
if all goes as i hope it will i'll be heading over there for about 3 weeks. the flight is a little over a thousand (return obvs) and everything else (i.e. food, hostel, transportation, tours, etc.) should cost a total of about 400$ for the entire three weeks. i'm definitely not gonna be flying solo on this one, although i havn't quite figured out who is gonna wanna come with me on this.
i'm working on putting together a volunteering trip to cambodia for myself next fall or winter. the flight is pretty expensive but once im there it'll be dirt cheap. my friend amanda has been feeding me info and advice from when she did this trip and i'm hoping this actually goes down. i've been all talk and no action for so long now.
if all goes as i hope it will i'll be heading over there for about 3 weeks. the flight is a little over a thousand (return obvs) and everything else (i.e. food, hostel, transportation, tours, etc.) should cost a total of about 400$ for the entire three weeks. i'm definitely not gonna be flying solo on this one, although i havn't quite figured out who is gonna wanna come with me on this.
Monday, April 14, 2008
all fired up
this weekend was the laziest i've allowed myself to be in months. and although it made it harder to get up and go to work this morning it felt like high school again just sitting around with stef giggling and watching movies.
i miss when summer meant time off, but i won't be unnappreciative of the warm weather and sweet schedule my current job has got going on.
13 going on 30 made me want to jump on a bed singing this:
i miss when summer meant time off, but i won't be unnappreciative of the warm weather and sweet schedule my current job has got going on.
13 going on 30 made me want to jump on a bed singing this:
Friday, April 11, 2008
dream i'm in salt water
i really need this summer to be a good one.
the long winter didnt spare me when it decided to send everyone into ridiculous bitter depressions.
my eight hour days staring at an empty salt water pool in a hotel has inspired me to be more optimistic in my outlook and so was born this list of places i would like to see this summer (and into next fall) realistically if i can accomplish two or three items out of this list of about 8 or 9, i will be pretty stoked.
i added pictures for the sole purpose of making it a more entertaining read for those of you who think my life is interesting enough to follow via this blog.
1. TADOUSSAC - i have never been whale watching and i think it would be fun to see their big ol tales splash someone in the face.
2. its been at least a couple of years since i slid down a wet n slippery slide looking as happy as this father and son here, i think this year i should make it my mission to go at least once.
3. i'm a philly cheese steak virgin, untill last month i didnt know what it was, i thought it was a big slab of steak with cheese melted over it.... i intend to lose my virginity to the real thing. plus its a city ive never seen and is not that far away. beyond that, theres always potential for cheesy roadtrip singalongs to the streets of philadelphia song.
4. so many tourist attractions in niagara falls.
5. i had never been to toronto untill this past new years, and despite so many peoples bad feelings towards it, i absolutely loved the time i spent there. i really would like to go back and meander through the kensignton market without the bitter cold sending me home with frostbite.
6. i read an article saying that baltimore is the best place in the usa for crabcakes.
7. never been to chicago, my friend kristina went and loved it. her pictures made me want to go there and hang out in a pretty hotel in a luxurious puffy white bathrobe and then sightsee all day long.
8. its been two years since i went to any kind of ocean side beach. hampton is five hours away, and lined with cheap motels. no excuses, i need to go this summer. YAY GET A LIL TAN!
9. ew. when i was google image searching to add flare to my compiled list i fell upon this picture entitled "BIRTHDAY ROAD TRIP WOOOOOOO!" i'm loling.
the long winter didnt spare me when it decided to send everyone into ridiculous bitter depressions.
my eight hour days staring at an empty salt water pool in a hotel has inspired me to be more optimistic in my outlook and so was born this list of places i would like to see this summer (and into next fall) realistically if i can accomplish two or three items out of this list of about 8 or 9, i will be pretty stoked.
i added pictures for the sole purpose of making it a more entertaining read for those of you who think my life is interesting enough to follow via this blog.
1. TADOUSSAC - i have never been whale watching and i think it would be fun to see their big ol tales splash someone in the face.
2. its been at least a couple of years since i slid down a wet n slippery slide looking as happy as this father and son here, i think this year i should make it my mission to go at least once.
3. i'm a philly cheese steak virgin, untill last month i didnt know what it was, i thought it was a big slab of steak with cheese melted over it.... i intend to lose my virginity to the real thing. plus its a city ive never seen and is not that far away. beyond that, theres always potential for cheesy roadtrip singalongs to the streets of philadelphia song.
4. so many tourist attractions in niagara falls.
5. i had never been to toronto untill this past new years, and despite so many peoples bad feelings towards it, i absolutely loved the time i spent there. i really would like to go back and meander through the kensignton market without the bitter cold sending me home with frostbite.
6. i read an article saying that baltimore is the best place in the usa for crabcakes.
7. never been to chicago, my friend kristina went and loved it. her pictures made me want to go there and hang out in a pretty hotel in a luxurious puffy white bathrobe and then sightsee all day long.
8. its been two years since i went to any kind of ocean side beach. hampton is five hours away, and lined with cheap motels. no excuses, i need to go this summer. YAY GET A LIL TAN!
9. ew. when i was google image searching to add flare to my compiled list i fell upon this picture entitled "BIRTHDAY ROAD TRIP WOOOOOOO!" i'm loling.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
yikes
oh jeez. somebody calm my eighty-year-old-woman nerves down. i just found a really good hairstraightener online for 60$ with 6$ shipping. I squealed and immediately purchased it via my paypal account.
now i'm freaking out thinking about how bluemobile is probably a scam and i will lose my 66$ and be without a straightener.
why oh why am i so paranoid?
maybe its the fact that the spa next door to my little office space is glueing carpets down and the smell of the glue has me somewhere between loopy and nauseous. or maybe its because i forgot my lunch on the counter this morning and have only 2 cups of coffee in my belly untill 8pm and the whole thing is making me quite fritsy.
either way, i finally built up the guts to bring my laptop to work, and if i get in trouble, well i'll just apologise and bring it home with me.
onto current news:
- i'm so happy that stef is back from her surgery. living with my gorgeous and good-smelling best friend is literally the most exciting thing in the universe.
- spring fever.
- new job vs. old job :
new job old job
new job: - 3$ more per hour than stikeman
- super adorable boss who is constantly trying to make sure im happy
- little office with no smelly co workers flooded constantly in sunlight
- once its built, terrasse i can sit out on in the summer time
- sweet shift
- nobody to make me feel guilty about having nothing to do
old job: - 3$ less per hour than here
- stinky annoying ignorant french boss who couldnt even spell the word Shit
- super annoying bitter hags as co workers
- no desk of my own, forced to stand all day
- lots of stapling and monotonous photocopies to do
- no window or means to tell what time of day it is
- constant guilt and OBLIGATION to do overtime every week.
i'd say the only downside is the lack of any real breaktime, except my whole day is breaktime. also, i don't work with stef anymore. but i do see her every morning upon waking and every night before bed.
life is good.
now i'm freaking out thinking about how bluemobile is probably a scam and i will lose my 66$ and be without a straightener.
why oh why am i so paranoid?
maybe its the fact that the spa next door to my little office space is glueing carpets down and the smell of the glue has me somewhere between loopy and nauseous. or maybe its because i forgot my lunch on the counter this morning and have only 2 cups of coffee in my belly untill 8pm and the whole thing is making me quite fritsy.
either way, i finally built up the guts to bring my laptop to work, and if i get in trouble, well i'll just apologise and bring it home with me.
onto current news:
- i'm so happy that stef is back from her surgery. living with my gorgeous and good-smelling best friend is literally the most exciting thing in the universe.
- spring fever.
- new job vs. old job :
new job old job
new job: - 3$ more per hour than stikeman
- super adorable boss who is constantly trying to make sure im happy
- little office with no smelly co workers flooded constantly in sunlight
- once its built, terrasse i can sit out on in the summer time
- sweet shift
- nobody to make me feel guilty about having nothing to do
old job: - 3$ less per hour than here
- stinky annoying ignorant french boss who couldnt even spell the word Shit
- super annoying bitter hags as co workers
- no desk of my own, forced to stand all day
- lots of stapling and monotonous photocopies to do
- no window or means to tell what time of day it is
- constant guilt and OBLIGATION to do overtime every week.
i'd say the only downside is the lack of any real breaktime, except my whole day is breaktime. also, i don't work with stef anymore. but i do see her every morning upon waking and every night before bed.
life is good.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
i spent my internet-less work day devising a decor plan for my bedroom coming into effect as soon as possible and hopefully being complete by fall 2008.
details to come.
in the mean time, i have decided that zooey deschanel is my new favourite celeb. its probably just a phase, but i'm the kinda girl who needs someone to obsess over.
to close, Chloe launched a line of bags that is geared to the "everyday shopper". A clutch is still about 400$ but, I think i might eventually want to invest in one.
then again. maybe not.
my weekend at home was everything i hoped for!
can't wait to go back again!
details to come.
in the mean time, i have decided that zooey deschanel is my new favourite celeb. its probably just a phase, but i'm the kinda girl who needs someone to obsess over.
to close, Chloe launched a line of bags that is geared to the "everyday shopper". A clutch is still about 400$ but, I think i might eventually want to invest in one.
then again. maybe not.
my weekend at home was everything i hoped for!
can't wait to go back again!
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