The Lurker

This is hitting very close to home ...

2009-02-02T09:58:00.001-06:00

Hope you guys don't mind Ramen noodles! :)

I found a new blog to help waste my time!

2008-11-12T19:50:00.007-06:00

Thanks to my daily visit by Cake Wrecks, I've found a new blog to kill myself laughing with. It's somehow affliated with the same people who do the ICanHavCheezburger website. Check out: Fail Blog

Here's some for your viewing pleasure!

To Lighten Things Up a Bit:

2008-10-22T10:16:00.004-06:00

Found this new blog that I'm killing myself laughing over. I will never ever decorate a cake again for fear that it will end up on this website and be subject to laughter and ridicule! Oh my! Check out: Cake Wrecks

Here's one that still has me crying with laughter:

Here's what you order:

Here's what you get:

Well, at least they tried. I hope they weren't professional cake decorators!

Praise Jebus!

2008-10-16T07:48:00.003-06:00

This scares the crap out of me:

That's what I get for reading perezhilton.com first thing in the morning.

It's amazing how close-minded and misinformed people are, not only in the U.S. but here in Canada as well. This is the reason why we all need to get out and vote!! The type of people interview in the video, you can be damn sure exercise their right to democracy every chance they get. Imagine if all those apathetic non-voters got out and voted - we might be able to overshadow scary voters like this! We may not have video of them during the last Canadian election, but I'm sure they exist and all voted Harper! Use it or lose it people!!

For Denise

2008-04-22T14:13:00.004-06:00

In anticipation of "Indy Jones and the Crystal Skull", Angry Alien Productions brings you a 30 second reenactment of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" starring bunnies!

http://www.angryalien.com/aa/raidersbuns.asp

I like the "bun-o-lithic"!

Everyone say "Awww!"

2008-03-13T21:55:00.003-06:00

(Quipu not wanting her picture taken.)

(Exploring the bathroom.)

I have video of her too! ;)

Why??? Why would someone create this crap??!!

2008-03-08T01:06:00.003-06:00

A better question to ask is, "Can I get my money back?" I'm sure Cara is going to post on all the historical inaccuracies that run rampant in this movie, so I'm not going to go there. My question is: did anyone else notice that Roland Emmerich plagiarized himself? Cue geeky sci-fi side.

I love Stargate (both the movie and the offshoot tv series), I will admit this and you can go ahead and call me a geek. I'm a geek. How could you not love a show about an archaeologist who gets to travel to different worlds meeting alien civilizations that influenced cultures on Earth (not that I believe in this theory, but it is a neat idea you have to admit that). In 1994, Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich wrote and directed a hit movie called Stargate. Although I give them both writing credit, I'm more inclined to think that Devlin did the majority of the writing after seeing the last few of Emmerich's movies. In a nutshell, a parasitic alien race that inhabits human bodies and lives almost indefinitely (The Go'auld) came to Earth and enslaved the Egyptians and ruled as Pharaoh and the whole pantheon of Egyptian deities. They lasted for a few millennia until they were overthrown by the people they had enslaved. So they flew off in their pyramid-shaped space ships and left Earth alone to wreak havoc elsewhere in the universe (this is where the series picks up with different planets and different civilizations). They happened to leave behind a "stargate" that when connected to other gates, allows people to travel to different worlds. Okay, so what the hell does this have to do with 10,000 B.C.?

Well, Emmerich, in this craptastic movie, uses the whole Egyptian overlords theme again. The Pharaoh does not quite seem to be human and they even explain the bad guys' origins as possibly coming from "beyond the stars". How about what the Egyptian city looks like? Are you just re-using the set from Stargate? I've seen that exact same pyramid before. Hmmm. Give me a break! Geez man, if you're going to rip someone off, don't let it be yourself! That's just pitiful! Have the decency to plagiarize someone else, someone with more credibility than you! Someone who can actually write a decent screenplay!!

Okay, I'm done ranting. Just had to get it out. :) Please, save yourself the money and see something better!

I have freezing cold feet ...

2008-03-06T16:06:00.003-06:00

... just figured you'd want to know. Is that a good excuse to stop writing my chapter today? I'd much rather curl up on the couch under a blanket and read a book with a steaming cup of tea by my side. That sounds so much nicer than pouring through piles of books looking for that one citation that continues to elude me. How about, "All my books are still in boxes and I don't know which box has the books I'm looking for, so I can't write my thesis." Didn't think so. Damn, where's the tequila when you need it!

Beat This Tam!

2008-03-06T09:49:00.002-06:00

I saw this kid on "Ellen" this morning and wow! One of my ultimate goals is to be able to play "Through the Fires and Flames" on Expert on Guitar Hero III. Yeah, I know it's a pretty lame goal but shut up. The first video is the original one found on YouTube (I think) and the second is his appearance on "Ellen". Watch out Tam, I've been practicing and one day I'll kick your ass just like this kid can! HA!

One of many reasons why I like CBC Radio!

2008-02-07T11:06:00.000-06:00

Don't tell my mother, but I absolutely love CBC Radio One! If she knew, she'd smirk and say, "Well, at least you have some good taste. You inherited that from me." At our house the radio was always tuned to CBC 740 (Edmonton), and I've grown used to it. I'll listen to CBC 2 and occasionally CBC 3 (but that gets pretty weird at times), however I prefer to listen to Radio One on its original format on the AM dial (it sounds grittier and more interesting). I usually try to catch "Q" as wells as "DNTO", "Blue Sky" (in Alberta - "Wild Rose Country") and of course, no Saturday is complete without "Quirks and Quarks". Hey, I think the CBC should pay me a cut for promoting their programs!

Anyways, driving back from Yorkton last night we managed to catch a replay of Jian Ghomeshi's "Q". They mentioned a really neat website: www.sleeveface.com. Here's an example:

Neat huh? They've also got a really cool one from Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" album. I like the ones from Peter Frampton and Pantera (funny) albums. By the way, if you've never heard of Cibo Matto, you should check them out, they're really good!

A new theme for this blog?

2008-01-31T17:00:00.000-06:00

So, Kris thinks I should write about my exploits with the wickedly awesome sport of geocaching?

For those of you who are unaware what it is, it's essentially a high-tech treasure hunt. People place tupperware containers full of dollar store junk out in the middle of a bush (or if they're really sneaky sometimes in an urban center), take their GPS, create a waypoint, upload said waypoint to www.geocaching.com and have other people use their GPS's to find it. That's it in a nutshell! The "treasure chests" can come in a variety of sizes from 50 calibre ammo cans to small watch-battery sized containers (called nanos). Very geeky, huh?

Thanks to a couple of profs within the Department (that's irony for you), my boyfriend and I have become geocaching addicts. I won't say to the detriment of our theses (just in case anyone is reading this), but we've become addicted enough to choose geocaching over other more pertinent pursuits at times.

Of course, we've had a number of interesting close calls while geocaching. Unfortunately we're used to that by now. As for stories, I'll post as they become available. Due to the extreme cold this week, our usually hardy geocaching team has decided to hibernate inside until the weather is better under the pretenses of "writing". I'll let you know how that goes... :)

Happy New Year?

2008-01-07T21:28:00.002-06:00

I absolutely love these comics! Frighteningly true at times. Thanks to K for introducing me to them through her blog (The Illustrated Freier).

I swear one day I will post an actual blog, but like all good grad students I'm an excellent procrastinator and am actually trying to get the big T out of the way now that I have time to work on it!

And to everyone out there, I wish you a very Happy New Year with much health, hope and happiness in 2008!

GREY CUP CHAMPIONS!!

2007-11-25T21:03:00.001-06:00

Oh yeah! We knew it!

2007-09-11T21:52:00.000-06:00

I knew it!

2007-09-05T21:31:00.000-06:00

This just proves it.

Grad Students

2007-05-06T19:03:00.000-06:00

I promise the next post will be an actual post, but I couldn't resist these two clips!

Monty Python is still hilarious!

2007-04-25T16:19:00.000-06:00

Bugs!

2007-04-16T21:22:00.000-06:00

Thanks to Karmen, I recently purchased a Centennial Lily not only to support/celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the University of Saskatchewan but because I'm a huge sucker for lilies. This hardy Asiatic lily should be well suited to prairie winters (I hope at least!). So I'm carefully watering and sunning my tiny little plant which is about 1-inch or so high and next thing you know I've got bugs. BUGS!!! Stupid little aphid-like thingies! There's nothing like minding your own business watching tv or something and to have something fly by within nanometres of your face. Next thing you know you're swatting at air and looking like an idiot. So now I'm madly trying to kill the stupid things before they hatch. Well, at least I should have some really pretty flowers when it blooms!! :)

Peeps for Passover

2007-04-03T12:26:00.000-06:00

If you get easily offended by anything religious, then don't click the link below. If you do enjoy a good chuckle, go ahead:

Peeps for Passover

It's kinda cute.

YAY!!!

2007-04-02T19:38:00.000-06:00

It's out!!! It's out!!! An early birthday present for me!!! I'm going to pick it up at Greenwood's (yay, independent booksellers) this weekend!!

Okay, now I'll go back to working tonight. :)

2007-03-20T14:41:00.000-06:00

I'm going to be known for posting all the bad cartoons aren't I?
Thanks to www.nearingzero.net

Groan

2007-03-19T19:08:00.000-06:00

Sometimes technology sucks ...

2007-03-19T14:34:00.000-06:00

I hate my printer! What was once my pride and joy is now seen as a piece of crap. Last night as I printed out my paper for class today for the third freakin' time, it started to clunk and whir like a jet engine powering up. Not good. Not only did it begin to produce all these weird sounds, it promptly decided to run out of ink. Of course, I didn't have an extra cartridge on me. Where in the hell am I going to find more ink at 11 at night?! AHHH!! So my paper looks like shit, but at least it's readable. What the hell. Ugh, I think it's going to be one of those weeks. Looks like it's time to bite the bullet and go to Staples to find a new one - only this time it'll be a better one!

Spring has sprung

2007-03-18T15:36:00.000-06:00

Not only does it feel like it's on the plus side of zero today, but I'm going to take a giant leap and pronounce that spring is on the way. Why do I say this you ask? Well, spring is a time of new births! And if you squint hard enough you can pretend that there's green grass under the snow.

I'm pleased to announce the birth of my first niece:
Annika Madeleine
this past Friday! Congrats to her parents, Cathy and Ken and her big brother Mikey!!

On top of that, one of my best and oldest friends is also expecting her first child within the next month! I am anxiously anticipating this birth. Katrina and I go back to Grade 3, and nothing makes you feel old and behind like all your friends having babies. I bet money that it's going to be a boy though!

So if my thesis never gets finished, it's because I'm far too busy cross-stitching birth registers and shopping for baby clothes and toys. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

Everyone's Doing It!

2007-03-18T14:15:00.000-06:00

Woohoo! No longer am I the only one who is easily bullied/suckered! Cara has also succumbed to the blogging bandwagon!

On another note, I finished off my paper and all my articles for tomorrow and it's only 2 in the afternoon. What will I do with all my free time now?! Oh yeah, work on all the other papers that are due. It never ends ...

First Post

2007-03-16T19:21:00.000-06:00

Well, against my better judgement, I've succumbed to the blogging bandwagon. I blame it on all the people I see on a daily basis - they've all started their own blogs. I guess this means I should too. So much for my days of anonymously reading and posting comments, now I have to come up with something insightful to write on a regular basis (I'm not promising anything though). Here you'll fine oddities, the odd insightful comment, and probably a lot of ranting. Thanks for reading!