The state of superconsiousness

Last night Chris & I went to see Reveen at the Confed Centre. I had seen him before, many years ago, but it was Chris' first time. The show didn't disappoint, though I have to admit, there were times Reveen stopped mid-sentence to check with his staff for certain things, like he'd forgotten the lines. The man turned 72 last night though - they brought out a cake and everything. I think for a 72-year-0ld man he did amazingly well! I laughed until the tears were streaming down my face. Chris volunteered to be hypnotized, and he did make it through the first round, where the men had to grasp their finger and not let go. Chris doesn't remember a thing about it. However, he didn't make it through the next round - blaming it on the girl beside him, who was freaking out a tad, and breathing really heavy, so he couldn't concentrate enough to go under again. Too bad, it would have been hilarious. We had a great time, for all, and I hope Reveen gets his birthday 'wish' to return to the stage for us again next year.

Prior to the show, we went for supper at Mavors, at the Centre. We'd never been there before, and enjoyed it. Chris had a beer, I had a glass of wine; dinner was Rickards Red-battered fish 'n chips for Chris, and I had the chicken & broccoli crepes with a garden salad; and finally, dessert, where Chris enjoyed creme brule, and I had an apple/almond/cinnamon pastry thing that was just fair. (Maybe it was Chris' full belly that prevented him from succumbing to his 'superconsious'?). A genuine date, it was...so fun!! Chris even went hat-less for me. I felt so special. Thanks for a lovely evening, dawling.

Sometimes I just want happy silence...

Greetings - so I opted for my flat shoes today. Yesterday was difficult! The shoes were very pretty...and I felt so tall and svelte. Well, I felt tall. But I actually had to walk differently to avoid going over on my ankles. If I felt that the new walk would, somehow, aid in calorie-burning I might consider wearing them always, but ... reality is a biotch. This all aside, I really miss my sandals. I do need to go out shopping for some comfortable, fashionable, comfortable, inexpensive, comfortable shoes. Lana's already made fun of my 'flats'. Who wants to go shoe shopping with me?

I'm happy it's hump day. Yesterday we had to work an extra hour overtime but we're back to normal hours for the remainder of the week. Despite the fact that it's a 4 day week and normal hours, though,...it's c-r-a-w-l-i-n-g....likely because I'm on vacation next week!!!!! EEE!!! I had hoped to report that we'd be taking a trip somewhere, but I'm afraid that won't come to fruition....booooooooo adulthood and booooooo on bills. I'm hoping we might even be able to skip away to Moncton even for a just a day trip or something...we'll see.

Congratulations to Christopher (http://www.cwilkinson.com/) for having photos accepted by a stock photo agency! That's big for a budding photographer. Proud of you hunny!! *muah*

Thou shalt not steal...

FARMINGTON, MO. — Shoplifters at Country Mart tend to favor cold medicines and packaged meats. They used to steal cigarettes, too, until tobacco was moved behind the counter. But the doughnuts were never a target for thieves....Then one man's sweet tooth got the better of him. He stole a doughnut...(and) because Masters has a prior record, (and because he assaulted the co-worker who caught him in the act) he could get a sentence of 30 years to life...One detail may never emerge: the kind of doughnut Masters stole...Even Masters, sitting in jail with only time to think, said he could not remember. It is a detail that seems lost to history...Masters never got a chance to enjoy that fateful doughnut. He said he threw it to the ground when he fled.

Full story:

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/missouristatenews/story/2F37838AFD546C9A8625736D000B589F?OpenDocument

Update on the weekend

So another 3 day weekend has come and gone. I must admit, I'm a little sad. It was pretty busy...here's a run-down:

-Friday after work, I completely crashed for a few hours...so tired all the time lately. After I finally woke up, I was famished...so Chris & I headed to Pizza Delight for supper. As usual, they didn't disappoint. We just came back home after that. I had to prep my cards for the card class on Saturday, and pretty much hit the hay thereafter.
-Saturday I had my first shift at BR. It was ok. Lisa came in with me and helped out with the card-making class. She had 2 lovely cards ready to go, and I had just one that she'd advised me to have ready. Mine was really plain. I guess everyone's their own worst critic, though, huh? I'm pretty certain that a certain person is going to be a regular fixture each weekend I work, however, and that takes a lot of the happiness away. Oh well.
-Saturday night Chris & I went grocery shopping (you know you're in a 'relationship' when the two of you have a night out at the grocery store on the weekend). From there, we rented a movie (Saw III ...we're gluttons for punishment...in the usual Saw fashion, it was gory-tummy turningly so-but it was good, if you like that kind of stuff).
-Sunday, we enjoyed a lazy start of the day, watching taped tv as we scarfed down Chris' bacon/egg breakfast...YUM. Later that day we headed on to the Wilkinson homestead for Thanksgiving supper. We stayed back and watched TV with Chris' parents after supper, so it was close to 9:30 or 10:00 before we got home. I just got ready for bed and watched TV til I fell asleep (my life is so stimulating, I know).
-Monday I tried not to sleep in so it wouldn't be so hard to get up on Tuesday. I should have cleaned the house. Should, woulda, coulda...when Chris asked me if I wanted to go for a drive, I certainly decided that was more important than clean-up. We got lunch at Timothys (coffee & a sammich), and drove up to Victoria-by-the-Sea. So pretty up there. The pictures on this post are all from there.

And here we are. So far this morning I spilled my cereal all over the floor...then after dust busting it off the floor I ended up dumping it back on the floor once the dust buster was turned upside-down. I forgot my lunch in the fridge. And, I'm wearing new shoes today that have a skinnier heel than I'm used to, so I'm anticipating a sprain or at least a topple downward.

Thankful

Some things I'm thankful for:
-Chris
-the love of my mom, the rest of my family & my friends
-scrapbooking
-my kitties
-my sight
-my hearing
-my sense of smell & touch
-living near the ocean and the ability to walk through the sand barefoot on a warm day
-long drives with no particular destination in mind

-my camera to capture moment by moment
-sunsets
-living in a country free of war
-memories of my father
-a roof over my head
...
And what are you thankful for?

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

It's Plum Nasty!

You can always count on me for news of the bizarre nature. This is certainly worth a watch:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/offbeat/2007/10/05/moos.severed.leg.cnn

Pay careful attention to Mr. Whisnant's words. It's a hoot!